{"id":6841,"date":"2013-04-08T21:57:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T02:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2013-04-08T21:57:59","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T02:57:59","slug":"weekend-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/weekend-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Twas a packed weekend of sun and friends and running, etc. I headed to my hometown and enjoyed some sunshine while I dug around the yard searching for treasures with a metal detector (major nerd alert). Once upon a time I wanted to be an archeologist.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsun.jpg\" alt=\"wkndsun\" width=\"720\" height=\"538\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsun.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsun-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsun-700x523.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I headed back to Lawrence Saturday eve for some celebratory race preparations with food, friends, and a backyard fire.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndfire.jpg\" alt=\"wkndfire\" width=\"720\" height=\"538\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndfire.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndfire-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndfire-700x523.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sunday morning started at 5am with a short road trip to Kansas City&#8217;s Boulevard Brewing Company &#8211; the starting point of the 44 mile Brew to Brew relay race. I was on a team of 10 with a couple extra folks tagging along to drive and be part of the fun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndb2b.jpg\" alt=\"wkndb2b\" width=\"720\" height=\"538\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndb2b.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndb2b-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndb2b-700x523.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I ran the 7th leg (about 5 miles on highway and gravel roads) and got to cross Stranger Creek in a boat. Sweeeet! I spotted this halo around the sun while waiting for one of our teammates to finish her run. So beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsunhalo.jpg\" alt=\"wkndsunhalo\" width=\"720\" height=\"538\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsunhalo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsunhalo-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruralpearl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/wkndsunhalo-700x523.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We finished the race at Free State Brewery in Lawrence (hence the race name, Brew to Brew). It was a load of fun. Now, back to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Twas a packed weekend of sun and friends and running, etc. I headed to my hometown and enjoyed some sunshine while I dug around the yard searching for treasures with a metal detector (major nerd alert). 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