About Me
Stay-at-home-mom, Runner, Disgruntled.
Where to start? Well, my name is Laura (Duh!) I am 30 something (currently though, 37). We live in the burbs of San Diego, with our four year old daughter, two dogs (Delilah and Chien), two fish, and a possum-playing water frog.
I am married to my best friend, Mr. Bear. We met when we were barely 21 and after all these years, we still like each other. Shocking, I know!
We love to travel and have been many places together. We would like to travel all over the world and are well on our way. We have been to France (Paris, Strassbourg, St. Malo, Normandie, and many other cities along the way), Germany (Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dresden), Austria (Vienna, Austria), Switzerland (Zurich, Swiss Alps), The Netherlands, Brussels, Prague, London, the Caribbean, and several other cities throughout our road trips in 2005 and 2007.
I used to be a High School, Special Education, English Teacher (Mild Disabilities- learning handicapped), before I had our beautiful daughter, Allison. I am a stay-at-home mommy and love it! I dabble in web design and graphic design (holiday, birth, birthday announcements). I love photography and cannot wait to expand my horizons with a new dSLR camera. My favorite subject is our twofour-year old!
I am a runner and train for races whenever I get a chance. I ran my first 10k in Fall of 2004 and my first half marathon in November 2004. In January 2005, I joined the track club and began training for my first marathon. I was in shock to find out in the middle of the season that I was pregnant. After running 20 miles and have doctor-ordered bed rest, I postponed my marathon training until after I had my daughter.
In January 2006, I came back to train with the San Diego Track Club and finally completed my first marathon in June. I completed another half marathon in Fall 2006 and have completed several half marathons since then.
We are trying to conceive our second child and have hung up my full marathon shoes for the moment. However, there is always a race on the horizon, that we look forward to training for.
Currently Training for:
AFC Half Marathon: August 15, 2010
Thursday, February 1st, 2007 at 1st February 2007
Love the picture at the top of the page. Do you really look like that?
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Hi, Just discovered your blog. I think its really interesting reading and learning a little bit about other peoples lives, especially when they are from a different country/culture, we get so engrossed in our own lives. I had a look through your photos , which i though were really nice.
Hi I love your Blog! i think it’s cool that you run, and I also love all of your post. The pink is awesome, If you get a chance check out my life as a stay at home mom-trucker’s wife, and mom of 4. http://lonerwife.blogspot.com/
Have a Blessed Day!!!
hey i found you on java mama’s blog…i’m over a week behind on reading blogs and so will have to read yours later as i’m going to bed but i also have a 4 year old daughter and live in san diego so i wanted to connect and say hi!
Nice to meet you on this blog. Very interesting to follow your story. Keep posting & thanks for share with this blog reader like me
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Thank you!