WUS Weekend at the Chophouse

January 26-27, 2013

The Tuesday before the planned WUSsie escape to Canaan the slopes were grass.  But on Friday and Saturday the valley delivered.  Snowshoeing for all!

It was pretty darn cold.  But Keith taught us how to keep our hands warm.

After hauling his sled for six hours […]

Willis River Trail Race 35k/50k

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Bear Lake Park, VA

The Willis River Trail Race (formerly known as the Swinging Bridge 50k) was supposed to be a nice little confidence booster leading up to my much-anticipated crusade to redeem myself this year at Holiday Lake, after losing the lead last year in […]

Q. How can a WUSsie score a big bear hug from a random blonde girl on the street?

A. Apparently by almost getting murdered by a beige Nissan on Porter Street in broad daylight.

Seriously, strangers on Connecticut Avenue were crying and hugging me in the street.  They had all seen it coming, probably in […]

We’ve previously determined that since Aaron is already practically perfect, he gets a bye on having to make any New Year’s Resolutions [although I might nominate something along the lines of: Try not to get so annoyed with Martha when she does something (a) dumb, (b) messy, (c) dumb and messy].  But I, to use […]

Canaan Valley, WV

December 22-27, 2012

For several weeks leading up to our Christmas holiday in Canaan, Aaron had promised that There would be snow.  And how the Valley delivered!  Nearly 16 inches of fresh snowfall during our stay.  While there were many clear upsides to the snow in terms of winter sport adventure (see […]