introducing......michele!

my sister's on youtube! check out this great video of michele singing! (i did the recording, what a great job!) also note the very enthusiastic fan/dancer behind her! enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZIHsSqVDwo

ace!

the us open is finally wrapping up today with the men's final. it's been a great two weeks of constantly watching some awesome tennis on tv. for the second year in a row my mom and i were lucky enough to enjoy a fabulous day at the open! we were in arthur ashe stadium and got to see federer and serena, marty fish and schivone at the grandstand, and oudin, sock, huber, and bryan played the best game of mixed doubles i have ever seen! the weather was wonderful and the tennis was amazing. it was another successful day at the open!!!

one last hooray.....or two

now it's half way through august and all that seems to be buzzing about is "back to school" stuff. a lot of my friends are traveling abroad for the semester, getting ready to go back to trinity, or are ready to start their new jobs in new places. luckily i was able to have a few weekend get-a-ways before it was all over and the hard work really sunk in. martha's vineyard for a weekend with my family and friend maggie to enjoy laying out on the dock, playing with sophia and leo, and eating great food. then off to cape cod to visit with friends from school. the weather was horrible but it was great to see the girls especially since they were all off to start their semesters in various countries. now only a few more weeks to soak up summer and to soak up the fact that i've actually graduated college. soon coaching and subbing will be in full swing!

belmar 5

last saturday i ran in my first race ever! it was a 5 mile race down the shore at belmar. i ran with two of my friends and one of their families. we left the house at 4:15am in order to get a good parking spot for the 8:30am start. i have been training a little for the past month running around 3 to 4.5 miles as much as i could. some days were easier than others. in training i was running about a 10 minute mile (for those of you who know anything about running, especially since i'm an athlete i should be definitely running faster than that but for now i will take it!). so my two goals for the run was to run it in under an hour (but closer to 50 minutes) and to not walk at all and run the whole thing. well #935 did just that!! i ran the race in 49.54 minutes and i was able to run the whole thing! i was very happy when the race was over but it was a really fun day. my parents came out to support me and no one got hurt! the whole gang is thinking of maybe doing another one in august but we definitely decided we would do this all again next year....and make t shirts!

cape may adventures

last week the whole fam trekked to cape may. this year we stayed in yet another new house and it was great. very open and could hold everyone just fine. this year olivia came with us for the first time. she HATED the beach but loved being with everyone. most of our time was spent playing with olivia as much as we could. there were tons of bike rides, games on the beach, food to be eaten, and kohrs ice cream being bought. it was another great year at the jersey shore. olivia even extended her stay at my house for the weekend after to celebrate a little of the independence weekend. she LOVED the pool. next year i hope to have both nieces together at the shore!

x-country or bust

well now graduation is over, college is over, and i guess the new chapter of my life begins. BUT before i went straight home to sit on the couch, i drove with four other friends across the country to san francisco! we all left from my house went to dc, nashville, memphis, oklahoma city, sante fe, grand canyon, las vegas, southern cali and up the coast to sf. SO much fun. we did the whole trip in 12 days. it was pretty awesome! we met up with friends and family members along the way, ate excellent ribs and friend chicken, saw graceland and enjoyed lots of country music, saw one of the natural wonders of the world, walked the strip, went the beach, played boardwalk games, and toured sf. it was a fabulous trip and i'm so glad we were able to bring it all together. this is something i will be able to talk about for a VERY long time. enjoy the pics!

big, scary steps

it's may 9th, 2011 and i am currently a former softball player at trinity college. during the nescac weekend the trinity softball team fell to tufts in the semi finals. we finished with a 22-14 record, not too shabby. today i handed in all of my practice gear, my helmut, and my softball bag. it's a very weird feeling and i can't quite describe it, but my fastpitch softball career has finally come to an end. i knew this day would come and i'm definitely looking forward to my coaching and slow pitch career, however something will just never be the same. My days as an athlete have ended. and something that might be even scarier, is that in exactly two weeks from today i will no longer be a trinity college student. my days are numbered here at trinity and i plan to make the most of them, but a part of me will be missing as my days as a student athlete are coming to an end. it's been a great run and i look forward to the next steps of my life. big scary steps, but nonetheless, the next part of my life!