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Hiking and Beer With My Wife: #MySundayPhoto – 06.14.15

06/14/2015 R.C. Liley 6 Comments

Last Monday, June 8th, was my 31st birthday, yay, but my wife and I celebrated the Saturday before. In the past, I’d get excited about celebrating by drinking beer and partying with friends. But now, I find enjoyment in other, more active forms of celebrating.

Today’s picture, as seen in my birthday post, is from my Samsung Galaxy 3 (yes, old school at this point), but the quality come from the memory, not the pixels or megabytes. It’s of my wife, Kelley, and I standing in line at a local brewery under the hot Texas sun after a 5+ mile hike.

The hike, as we expected, was HOT! I tend to enjoy punishing my body in the heat, so it was a great way to celebrate the day. I’m forever grateful to Kelley, not such a fan of the heat, for joining me on the trek. We rewarded ourselves with refreshing craft beers from an awesome brewery (hence the line) called Martin House. It’s the same place we went for both of our 30 year birthdays.

This last trip had me feeling a little woozy, as expected, but I really didn’t enjoy that feeling. Maybe it’s an age thing, but I much prefer having a coffee and getting a “buzz” from caffeine instead of alcohol. If it’s after a hike, make that an iced black coffee. So next year, be on the lookout for a hot a sweaty 32 year old gulping down massive amounts of iced coffee….it’s probably me! 🙂

What’s your favorite way to celebrate turning another year older?

#MySundayPhoto, Parenting

Exercise Reading: #MySundayPhoto – 05.31.15

05/31/2015 R.C. Liley 6 Comments

It’s not only exercise equipment in her ~~cage~~ play area in the garage, she has books too. I recently added books for Avery to read as I workout in the garage and now she goes from swinging her kettlebell to reaching for a book.

But in either case, she keeps her back safe by always wearing the weight belt. Unless Daddy needs it for some heavy lifting, then I give it right back!

I love seeing her into both fitness and reading! As long as my wife and I keep it fun, there’s no reason not to continue down the path to great mental and physical health.

If you had to choose one or the other right now, would it be a workout session or reading?

#MySundayPhoto, Parenting

Reading To Herself: #MySundayPhoto – 05.24.15

05/24/2015 R.C. Liley 4 Comments

We’ve had books around her since she was born and we have always been reading to her, but lately she’s doing it herself. No actual words usually come out, but she’s jibber-jabbering away and flipping pages as if they were.

This photo was hard to capture because right when the camera comes out, she’ll stop and find something else less picturesque to do.

The quality isn’t the greatest since I took it as fast as possible, but it’s precious nonetheless.

I know this is MySundayPhoto, not Photos, but I was able to snap this shot on my phone after she brought me a book to read and sat in my lap which I feel compelled to share.