We arrived at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort about an hour early. It was a beautiful spring day. Sunny and warm. Weather that makes you slow down without thinking about it. The grounds were perfectly maintained. Open, inviting, and easy to enjoy. We spent some time walking around before check-in, taking it all in at…
Flash back to February 2020. My sister and I did the With or Without You 5K in Johns Creek. A Valentine’s Day race. We were excited to do it together—just us, an ordinary kind of joy. It snowed as we moved along the path. Actual snow. Falling while we walked. Completely unexpected and honestly hilarious. We laughed…
I participated in the Hot Chocolate 5K with a friend last year, and it was one of those days that reminds you why you sign up again. The weather was more pleasant than it’s been in years past—cool, comfortable, and exactly what you hope for on race morning. I caught the train into town, which…
I’m preparing for Dubai, which means I’ve been taking care of details in advance—passport thoughts, packing lists, and the small decisions that help a trip feel smooth before it begins. Yesterday, that looked like braids. It was my first time trying a new salon. My cousin did the research and found it: The Yellow Door…
Callaway Gardens at night feels different when you’re moving the entire time. The walk starts quietly, but it doesn’t stay that way for long. This is a 10k walk/run, and the distance sets the tone. There isn’t much time for lingering. You move forward with purpose, passing through scenes as they come—lights, music, color appearing…
I’ve always known this trail was here. Noonday Park is part of my routine. A place I return to for leisure, not discovery. Familiar enough to feel settled. Easy enough to stop noticing in the way familiarity sometimes allows. And yet this path has been doing quiet work all along. The trail doesn’t ask for…
Stone Mountain is usually framed as a single act: go up, look out, come back down. I didn’t do that. This time, I walked the long way around—the five-mile loop at the base. Less dramatic. More room to settle into the movement. The mountain comes and goes. It’s in view sometimes, then replaced by trees,…
The slowest moments happen when everyone looks up.