The Best Train Adventure for Dogs

 I anticipated Fall to be so great this year.  I had plans to go to a dinner theater, take Sybie on a train ride for her birthday, go to Disney World for the Food and Wine Festival, and even run my first race since 2019!  Not to mention that the weather is just always so beautiful here in Fall, so I looked forward to walking and running on my favorite trail. It was going to be a great time of year!

Instead I ended up getting very sick and was laid up in the house for several weeks. I totally missed the transition to fall,  the trip to Disney, the race, and all the peaceful walks/runs on my favorite trail.  As I recovered I developed some health problems, and then one of my good friends whom I loved very much got sick and passed away very quickly.  What is suppose to be such a great time of year turned out to be one of the lowest points in my life.   It's been tough.  But before all this happened, I am thankful that we did get to take Sybie on an adventure for her 2nd birthday. It's the little things!

How it started: Over the summer we discovered that Sybie was intrigued by trains.  Every time she would hear a train, she would stop what she was doing and stare so intently in the direction the sound was coming from. If you've ever seen a lab stare so intently, it is the cutest thing.  

Mandara Spa at Disney

 


Our last Disney trip was longer than usual so we knew we wanted to check out one of the spas one day. Unfortunately the Senses Spa at Saratoga Springs and Grand Floridian were not operating  while we were there (Summer of 2021).  Fortunately the full service spa at Disney's Swan Resort was operating!

September Wrap Up -Coffee Date

 Happy October Friends! Are you ready for all things Fall? But first, I'm here to recap all that happened in September for our virtual coffee date! 


Harvest Festival 5K Race

 


We are back with another race recap! Last weekend I ran our local Harvest Festival 5k. I was happy to see that this race returned this year since it canceled last year. There are so many great things about local races. Small race size, easy parking, and a real restroom.  

Beaches and Cream at Disney's Beach Club Resort

 

 We didn't have one bad meal during our last visit to Disney and in fact, every one of them was review worthy!

Since we were staying in the Yacht Club / Beach Club resort area, we decided to go to Beaches and Cream one evening since we had never been there. 

The Last Virginia Beach Half Marathon

This past weekend I ran my very last Rock n Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon. It was the 20th Anniversary of the race!

August Review

 For once, I'm not going to start this monthly review with , "wow that went fast", or "I can't believe August has come to an end", cus to be honest, I think August was just the right amount of time. 

I wasn't overly thrilled with how my July went (nothing bad, but nothing really exciting either), so I was determined to fit in a lot of stuff in August.  I had no big plans in August either but just enjoyed those "small moments".