Kelli Diane

I can’t remember the last holiday that we were all home for several days without anything planned. The last four days have been complete bliss, and I’m in denial about having to head back to the grind this week. The weekend served as a wonderful break from the craziness that has overtaken our […]

With the Seattle Marathon ready to take over downtown Sunday morning, I’m increasingly disappointed that I won’t be running. After running last year’s half in some of Seattle’s worst weather, I never thought I’d be so eager to get out and run the full. It’s a heinous course, with two out-and-backs through beautiful […]

I called my dad last night while catching up with my TiVo-ed version of The Amazing Race. The father-daughter team were struggling with communication, which is to say that the father had difficulty shutting up long enough for his daughter to catch her breath. He critiqued her every word, every decision. Every […]

This week, I noticed Dillon’s shoes getting a bit snug. He was born with skies attached to his ankles, wearing 12-24 month socks from day one. And while I keep waiting for his feet to slow down, it seems that every few months we’re headed back for a new size. Typically I […]

Thirty never seemed terribly young, until I felt myself creeping up on it a few years ago. As a teenager, when I looked forward to my twenties, I imagined college, a career, falling in love, marrying at 25 and a child at 27. The numbers seemed perfectly reasonable to me, until I realized […]