From the category archives:

Escape

Maya Riviera Wedding – February 2010

2009 was awesome. But it’s time to let it pass. We’re moving on to our wedding in Mexico – the Mayan Riviera.

Chitzen Itza

So much can be said about the heritage, history, and cultural impact of this long-lost city. This article isn’t about any of those things.

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Coba

A phenomenally fun time, in a sort of running with scissors kind of way!

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Tulum

‘Remember that time we went for a swim below the castles and cliffs of the Maya at Tulum on Christmas Day?’ That was pretty awesome.

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Xpu-Ha

Where else can you look at a monkey on your right, an alligator on your left, and then go snorkeling in an estuary 20 yards away?

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The 2009 Cross Bay Swim in Pictures

This past summer, July, 2008 I swam 5.25 miles in open ocean for the Cross Bay Swim. It was excruciating but so much fun.

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My Cross Bay Swim

20 months preparation for the hardest 3 hours of my life.

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A fellow die-hard Hokie fan found this fudge recipe and made it for the 2009 Spring Game in honor of the Greg Boone Wild Turkey formation. Well, Beamer never played the Wild Turkey, but we sure ate a lot of fudge that weekend! Delicious. I’m posting this in honor of starting the season against a [...]

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What if Bruce Wayne Went Back to College?

Among the many retirement fantasies that I have, going back to school figures prominently. So does being able to attend every home game. Recently I was thinking about how much fun it would be to have a third house in Blacksburg dedicated to tailgating at and watching Virginia Tech football. Seriously, how bad ass would [...]

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