It's truly been an enriched holiday season and I'm very grateful for it all. Our next getaway will be a first for us as my first race of the year will be Ironman New Zealand. We're really looking forward to it. Happy New Year to all! XO!Always so fun to have QT with the Osher's as a quick getaway from the bay.The crew attempting to conquer backjack ..Off to Vegas for our annual trip with the Osher's!Andi hosts an amazing Stella+Dot party which we love so much! Awesome jewelry! Check em out at www.stelladot.comCheers to Kelsey and Dave's amazing visit..I cherish those amazing weekends all together since we live so far apart! Anticipating the Sam's Chowder House excitement! Their last day in town we take them on a new adventure (for them) to our La Nebbia/Sam's duo!Our routine Houston's dinner...I'm pretty sure Kels/Davo love it as much as we do (as they go as much as we do--just in NYC vs. SF!)The Bro in Laws at Topel..At Gary Ferrell here...unique, classic wine with priceless views.And onto Hartford Winery..cute Kels/Davo pic on a truly perfect day at the vineyards.Kels/Davo make their annual trip to SF and naturally, we hit up russian river wine country with them....we start at a fav, Martinelli!Recovery boot-ing it up to try to keep the legs vibrant!Friday purplepatch swims have been great with nearly 40+ people there..great high school pool venue at the 5:30 crack AM start is worth it.Still wrapping the heck outta my legs and arms w/ ARCTIC EASE! The cool compression saves me pre and post workouts.Loving my Velo SF class continuing to work hard and push the pavement every time! KEEP IT UP GUYS!Sterling/Kessler photo opp on a cool SF night!Post party TASTY Dragon Well dinner w/ Andi, JT and the hubbies.There's Matty! Andi threw a lovely party for the birthday boy..thank you Andi!Soto/mbk quick shot at Bin 38...Smiles for Auntie mer..loving it. SHE KNOWS THE CAMERA..it's fantastic! Back in SF and time to celebrate Matty Sterling's birthday! Charlotte joins as well! Fantastic Reception with tasty fun unique food (vegan +gluten free per the bride + groom's request!!) which was lovely, awesome friends to celebrate the happy couple! Pictured here with the amazing Belinda, Linsey, Ash and Amanda..beautiful ladies! Enjoying dinner with the bride, Cam and Steph...such great times.Biscay/Twelsiek family photo! Ample thanks to the Biscay's for hosting such an amazing wedding weekend!One of my favorite shots...the bride/groom making their exit as Mr.& Mrs.while the USC (Hill's alma mater) Trojan Fight Song is playing ..the trojan hand signs here are up! Maiki has been taught well!Getting hitched! It should be noted here that the bride is FREEZING in this moment (we were all in winter coats watching with our hot chocolate in hand) but you would never know it b/c Hillary NEVER complains about anything! Beautiful Hillary and Father of the Bride making their entrance! The happy groom!H*M Hot Chocolate + Cider for guests upon entrance to the beautiful outdoor ceremony...fog or no fog it still was stunning and perfect!The super calm, happy and beautiful bride so graciously trusted me with her hair, blackberry and deo! PHEW. My face here speaks perfectly to the nervousness I was feeling NOT to mess up that gorgeous dress in my deo application! Of course there was no slacking for the bride and groom on wedding day! Here we are wedding day morning taking off for a cruisy 22 mile run! Love it.The amazing Red Onion Rehearsal dinner in the evening was intimate and perfect.Playing a few bridal games here at the girlie luncheon! This particular one is the 'undies' game...each gal contributed to Hillary's undies stash..this little number is from the wonderful Dede G...priceless! Beautiful pool at the Terrenea...with the 10k survivors post swim. Happy, hungry and ready for the girlie luncheon put on by Hill's mom's friends! THANK YOU ALL! Fueling up pre-wedding 10k swim set post 75 min run! We obviously did not need to worry about fitting our training in at this wedding...love it! Only Hills & Cat....yes! Girlie VIP Bags in honor of the beautiful bride to be! Each bag represented all of Hillary's gals with a little somethin somethin in each from everyone! Off to Palos Verdes to celebrate Maiki and Hills wedding weekend! The excitement started in Manhattan Beach for a gals night out Thurs pre wedding!Kessler Family Shot! Thank you Kessler's too for such a wonderful Christmas week. We are so fortunate that both families are in cbus and that we can all spend time together. Keeran/Kessler/Boole family shot!Chirstmas Eve post church and pre dinner pics...Keeran Christmas morning...thank you mom and dado for such a fantastic Christmas..we are so lucky.The newly married Kels/Davo home for holidays as well! Morning at the Keeran's..More celebrations to be had...celebrating Todd's graduation w/ the crew at Rusty Bucket! Congrats Toddy!High School boys enjoying BW3's....always a tradition when in the bus.Home to Cbus for the holidays...pals since youth hanging for our holiday lunch (not pictured are Al F, hils and corinney!)Holiday cheer time w/ Jk and Kato!Enjoying the views of Tahoe over dinner.Tosh.O in all his glory...almost too close for comfort. He was funny as ever.Charlotte loves Sam's too ..and Auntie Jen of course! Part 2 of this La Nebbia visit is then out to Sam's Chowder House on the Ocean...home of the best lobster rolls you can find, at least on the west coast!Erin's visit continues..we head to La Nebbia winery in Half Moon Bay!Lots of date nights with Ak continue....a fantastic dinner out at Michael Minna, an SF staple. Thx Kels/Davo for the GC! This place rocks.Erin visits SF from Michigan...Andi and I decide on a wine bar of course to welcome her.Posing with the hostess with the mostess...baby Charlotte slept through this entire party BTW..dream child!The MacLaggan's host their annual holiday party + cookie exchange...nice vest WES! SF gal pal dinner to start the holidays off right! At Houston's of course...
Happy New Year to everyone!
It’s been a really enriching holiday season for us and we feel so fortunate. Even though I am grateful for what I have in life EVERY SINGLE DAY, I feel like it is magnified even more so during the holiday time.
I know I have this trend of posting way too many photos but I truly feel like that was the best way to capture the past few weeks! We have really enjoyed ample holiday parties with our closest friends, family time in Ohio and HPB/Cat’s wedding in Palos Verdes to ring in the New Year. These have been more than unforgettable highlights while being mixed in with quality gal dinners, AK date nights, out of town visitors, birthday celebrations and weekend getaways to Tahoe, Wine Country and Vegas.
Training has continued to roll on and been very fun and rewarding. AK and I are excited to tackle a new race adventure this year as I’m looking forward to starting off the 2012 race season with Ironman New Zealand. A new year, a new adventure…similar goals and dreams.
I’m equally excited for the adventures of my athletes goals and dreams for 2012. I know each and every one of them will shine and I can’t wait to be part of their journey!
The future for purplepatch is growing rapidly and continues to have SO much to offer. Matt + team have spearheaded many things for purplepatch to look forward to and 2012 promises to be an exciting one!
Whether you are looking for a swim clinic, run clinic, cycling adventure or a fully coached triathlon camp, you will be sure to find a first class experience within purplepatch.
Check out Matt’s latest list of purplepatch camps and clinics here:
Velo SF also has exciting things in store for 2012! We start by moving facilities next week (just around the corner from where we currently are) for which our amazing GM Kate and crew (Donald, Charlie + Mikey) are making everything seamless for all of us. Thank you guys so much! The quality program continues to shine with it’s effective and efficient indoor cycling workouts. As ever, if you have any questions in regards to Velo SF, please feel free to ask me anytime. You can check out the website at www.velosf.com.
I hope you enjoy the slide show with added commentary at the bottom to get a little color on the photos!
Thank you for reading and I hope all of you are off to an enriching 2012!
