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Five Things I Love

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Happy Friday! Today is a special day for many reasons. First of all, it is the two year anniversary of the DC Trifecta cohosting the Friday Five! Yes, somehow we’ve been doing this for two years! If you’ve been hanging around for awhile, you might recall that I started the Friday Five as a solo thing – I just threw up a link for people to add their posts to because I wanted to connect with more bloggers. After awhile of doing that solo, I reached out to two local bloggers, Cynthia and Mar to see if they wanted to join the fun. I’m happy to say that they did – and what a journey it’s been. You can read our very first DC Trifecta Friday Five post here. We had a whopping total of six people link up that day, including the 3 of us. Since then, our linkup has grown, and we’ve grown as well. Both individually and together. I’m so excited to call both these incredible women friends in the truest sense and I’m just so glad blogging brought us together. We have celebrated birthdays, marriages, race highs and lows and I can honestly say that there are no two other women I’d rather share this space with. With that being said, I’m going to actually stick to the theme we have for this week which is Five Things I Love. I love a LOT of different things so this was tough, but here we go! If you are newer to our linkup, you can read our linkup rules here. Please note that if you don’t play nicely, we will delete your link. And thank you SO much to those of you who’ve been hanging out with me on Fridays for well over two years – you all are SO appreciated and I feel really lucky that I’ve gotten the chance to meet many of you out and about at races, in the city and such. Oh – and if you remember, cheer on all us Marine Corps Marathon runners on Sunday! πŸ™‚ 

Five Things I Love

  1. Running with a great friend. There are few things I enjoy more. Excited I get to run with 40,000 of my closest friends this Sunday. πŸ™‚
  2. Sharing a meal. Ah, the best. Sharing a good meal with a loved one is simply one of life’s great joys in my mind. 
  3. Writing when the words are flowing. I love writing. Sometimes writing something for work (or even for the blog) can be tough when I’m strapped for time but other times it’s like the words just flow and it’s lovely. I love those times. 
  4. Living in DC. It’s certainly not perfect, but I love living a stone’s throw from the Capitol and I love the city life. For all my complaining about the traffic, the tourists and the bureaucracy, I love it. I’m not sure I’ll live here forever, but for now, it’s home. And I love that.
  5. Worshipping Jesus. There’s a reason this blog is called Eat Pray Run DC. My faith is an important part of me and I LOVE worshipping – it’s simply the.best. 

What’s on your list of things you love? 


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  8. Congrats on your anniversary ! So happy to link up and be a part of many many Friday Fives with you. It has gadded structure and inspiration to my blog and helped me discover lots of great bloggers too. Good luck on your race this weekend !

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    • thanks karen! i’m so glad you joined us and that i’ve gotten to “know” you over the months πŸ™‚

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  18. I’m so happy to have been apart of the #FF for almost two years. I don’t remember when I first joined up with you ladies, but it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve made with regards to blogging. I’ve met some great ladies through it. So for that, I thank you!!!
    Best of luck this weekend!! Can’t wait to hear all about it!
    Haley recently posted…Five Things I’m Loving About the TaperMy Profile

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    • I’m so glad you joined us and stuck around, Haley. I really feel like I know you and feel confident that we’d be great friends in real life if we lived closer. πŸ™‚

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  22. I’ll put in reading a good book. I bought and finished a new to me book in two days this week and it was quite nice. I took a mental health day and when the weather’s gray and rainy and the cat wants to snuggle, I read πŸ™‚
    Lesley recently posted…Yoga With a CatMy Profile

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    • FYI – I just tried to comment on your blog but the comment box just said opening and never let me comment. πŸ™ was going to say that I LOVE that pic!

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  30. First things first, wishing you a great race this weekend! I love your list of things you love. I’m still so jealous of you who live in DC and with so many bloggers around you. I glad you reminded me of sharing a meal. I’m from the South and a Baptist so everything, and I mean EVERYTHING we do revolves around food. It’s so common we often forget it is a blessing. Thanks so much for this link up, co-hosting my own I know what work it is and I am truly grateful. Each time I link up with you gals I get a new blog comment from someone I didn’t know existed. It’s a great way to interact and meet new people. Again sending great vibes for the MCM!
    Tricia@MissSippipiddlin recently posted…Things I am Loving Right NowMy Profile

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    • thanks sandra! it’s been so fun getting to know all you awesome bloggers through our linkup!

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  32. yayyy for 2 years! so glad i found you ladies and love being a part of this blog linkup and great community. these are such awesome things to love, and i’m with you on loving Jesus & running w/ friends & sharing a meal with someone you love. such good things you listed!

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  36. I’ve always loved DC from afar, but I’ve never actually been! I’m planning my very first visit for this coming March to run the Rock n Roll 5k! I can’t wait to visit your beautiful city!!

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  39. Amen sistah! I LOVE worshipping too. It’s always refreshing and wonderful, even when I’m tired. I also love your Instagram quotes that you share so often. They are super encouraging and always good reminders of the AWESOME God we serve.

    And writing when the words are flowing? YES. I appreciate it even more when I’ve had mental brain blocks in the past few days.
    Emily recently posted…Seeking to Be HealedMy Profile

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