MidWestPride

Yep.

Dillon — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:19:02 +0000

Running in the rain!

Dillon — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:29:18 +0000

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A bit of vacationary fun.

Dillon — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:41:07 +0000

The last stretch of decent posting was way back when this thing was started two years ago on out honeymoon roadtrip across the country. Well now we are headed east to visit Kathy’s sister Laura and the nieces. Here are some of our adventures:

We took a tiny detour because we were so close to Hillbilly Hotdogs in West Virginia. Some friends from church told us about this place a few months ago and I couldn’t wait to try it. It was tasty. And these garlic ranch fries were insane.

Ready for some vacational activities.

Dillon — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:27:25 +0000

On saturday my friends Rob and Lauren are getting married and I’m super excited for multiple reasons. 1. I haven’t seen them much at all since moving to Cinci - or even a bit before that, since they’ve moved a few times as well. 2. I get to see and catch up with a good amount of other friends I never get to see anymore. 3. It is a destination wedding in the gorgeous mountains of western North Carolina - which basically means that I get to go on vacation and see good friends all at once!

Two of the best people on earth - the lovely Steve Hart and Sue Jones – are coming down tomorrow to meet up with Kathy and I here in Cincinnati. Then we’ll all take off bright and early the next morning for our little mountain cabin that we rented for our Wednesday-Sunday stay. I can’t express how much I’m looking forward to a good road trip (about 6.5hrs to NC), a scenic setting, and some relaxation tossed with a healthy dose of adventure.

The plan currently is to climb Grandfather Mountain - about a 2000ft climb over 3ish miles and then back again. This makes for an almost 7 mile day of legitimate hiking goodness. I know if you are a real hiker and have been doing this for a while you may say to yourself “Wow that’s not that bad…” But, I’m still fairly new to this thing – so I’m hoping all of our legs and feet hold out for the long haul. I also hope Steve and Sue have at least some clue of what they signed up for when 2 months ago they said “Yeah we’re totally in for hiking a mountain that sounds like fun!” Hah!

Kathy and I did take about a 12 mile hike through the various gorges and falls in beautiful Hocking Hills a few weeks ago – but we weren’t as well prepared as we needed to be on the H2O front… so we made it, but it was rough and we immediately packed up camp and came home afterwards. That was our intentional, lesson-learning trial run. So I say full steam ahead! Grandfather Mountain here we come!

So roadtrip Wednesday, mountain on Thursday, relaxation/pre-wedding welcome party on Friday, wedding on Saturday, and back home for Echo Church goodness on Sunday evening. Then Monday off for recovery at home. I’m so ready.

The One About Liking Spring and Disliking Winter.

Dillon — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:11:55 +0000

Surprise: As I get older and more adultish I grow weary of winter far more quickly. With this little wave of warmer weather I have absolutely no desire to go back to anything below, lets say, 50ish degrees. I used to love winter and enjoy cold far more than hot. Though let’s be honest – there’s a chance in six months I’ll be saying the exact opposite of all this. However, I don’t think I will be and I’d say that my shifts in weather tastes are more due to my migrating hobbies and lifestyle than anything.

Throughout the winter, I’ve taken on a more active lifestyle that I’ve ever really had in my life – walking and working out almost daily. Kathy and I have been setting fitness/recreation goals and have begun training to achieve them. I plan to expound on this in future posts, but at a high level: I wan’t to (and have started to) lose a good amount of weight, ascend to the peak of a moderate mountain this summer, and ultimately I would like to begin the journey of rocking out a marathon by training for and doing a 5k or two (or maybe even whatever a step up from that is. – still not in that world yet so don’t even know what typical races are… 10k? 15k? whatever.)

The point is, it’s starting to get nice out here in The Nati and I couldn’t be more excited. If walk a mile for lunch in 15 degree whether every other day now, how much better will life be when I’m jogging there in sunny 60 degree breezes?!? Mmmm spring….

I’m BaaaAAAack!

Dillon — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 03:36:32 +0000

Ok, kids… I’ll be honest… after neglecting the site for so long, I actually forgot my password to get back on, which further delayed my motivation to get back and actually start posting again. But, here I am. We’ll see … Continue reading →

Jesus, Take The Wheeeel

Dillon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:59:35 +0000

My first lesson… Apparently I’m moderately road worthy now… At least… I’ve driven on the road. Might might might take it to work tomorrow… If I can map out a very very lightweight route…

SCOOTASTIC

Dillon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:36:17 +0000

So, it’s official: Kathy and I have motorcycle learners permits and are getting a scooter! As of tomorrow at about 4pm the SYM HD200 will be ours. I’m so excited! I plan to use it as my daily commuter to the office to save drastically on gas. It should get anywhere between 75-90mpg whic is a crapload better than my car’s 20-something mpg. WHOA! We have scheduled the basic rider course for July 7th to get good training and officially licensed. Now I gotta call the insurance agent and see what that’ll look like. OH BOY!

MollyView

Dillon — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:03:59 +0000

A New One

Dillon — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:42 +0000

Wow, friends. It’s been a while. Life has been really great and really crazy lately. Been working with Molly and training her anxiety away, Kathy’s life has been getting insanely busy with her two jobs – all that prayer apparently worked because both of her jobs have taken off as far as hours go. So I have been trying to pull a Samwise Gamgee and share the load at home again. I knew the day would swiftly come that my little housewife would abandon me to her own bread-winning.

The insane hour I write this is explained by the insane shifts I myself have been pulling at work the past few days. Overnights are fun here but – as I am clearly noting, I am no longer a teenager or a youth leader – therefore it takes much more a toll than it used to. I will feel this in full force tomorrow.

Ok, I can’t think of anything else right now – just passing time on this ridiculous shift. I already beat the PS3 game that I had brought to play all night. Whoops!

Oh- Kath has been having back problems flaring up again so we took her to the Chiropractor today and it seems to have been quite good for her. Pray for her continued healing and strengthening. I can see what kind of wicked pain she’s in and it hurts me too. THX!

Much love and peace,