March 2015 – Page 2 – The White House

Three Seconds

Published on March 20, 2015 by amyewhitelivecomLeave a comment

When you kiss me on my head, I close my eyes for three seconds and smile.

— from the mouth of babes

Uphill Climb

Published on March 17, 2015 by amyewhitelivecomLeave a comment

My Monday morning hike was quite an uphill climb. I had seen this hill from the road and was dreading it. Little did I realize that the hill visible from the road was just the beginning. I guess that\’s why it\’s a \”Fitness Hike\”.

I might lag behind a little bit but keep moving one foot in front of the other. It was a warm day in the full sun and we had another dehydrated hiker on the verge of passing out (not me).

Lot os flowers still in bloom but it\’s starting to warm up and the rattlesnakes are emerging. This kind of narrow trail with lots of vegetation on either side worries me a little and I always keep my ear out for the tell-tale rattle.

I think we have hit the peak of the green season as the greens, especially at the top of the hill, are starting to get brown and crunchy.

I guess I should have taken a picture when we got to the top of the world. It was quite beautiful with a much needed breeze. Still loving my Monday mornings.

Marathon Man

Published on March 16, 2015 by amyewhitelivecomLeave a comment

We are so proud of Don for fulfilling a life long goal of completing a marathon. On Sunday he completed the Los Angeles Marathon which starts in Dodger Stadium and finishes in Santa Monica. 26 miles and still standing!!

It was a warm day so they started the marathon 30 minutes early and fortunately it was mostly cloudy to give a little bit of relief from the heat. Don looks great after finishing. He wasn\’t 100% pleased with his time but he finished in about the top third of all 26,000 runners. And he finished!!!

Unfortunately we weren\’t able to see him running or finish because it was crazy crowded. It was my first marathon as a spectator so I wasn\’t quite sure where to go or watch. It took about 30 minutes after he finished to make his way to where it wasn\’t so crowded that we could find him. But there was an LA Marathon iphone app (of course) so we were able to track his time splits at every 10K and see when he finished.

We went down to Santa Monica on Saturday after Quinn\’s baseball game to spend the night. Don had to catch a shuttle at 4:30 am from Santa Monica to Dodger stadium for the start of the race.

Here are some pics he took at ZeroDarkThirty.