Sarah Borst Jarvis

It really doesn't take much to make me happy !  I have realized that I enjoy life the most when it's simple .  Like today. That's why one of my motto's for 2013 is:  Simplify!  Swimming with friends early in the morning is a great way to start the day. Even if I am out of shape because I took 2+ weeks completely off from swimming. But, turns out the extra body fat came in handy today because I got to hang out in the water after practice and hear some great stories from JL. My favorite part was when he admitted: I love traveling by myself. Other people tend to just get in the way! Glad to find out I am not the only one who feels that way at times...  Came home to happy kids and a very kind husband who agreed to let me leave for some skate skiing before I even had time to finish breakfast. Good times in the car with the Spinti family on our way to the Nordic Center. I got to ski by myself for 2 beautiful hours on great snow in the ...

(Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with triathlon. Shocking, I know.) Last night Karl and I attempted to watch a movie . Afterwards we lied in bed and laughed at ourselves. It appears that we are virtually incapable of having a proper movie night. Last movie we watched together? Maybe one this summer at his parents' house? Not sure. And if we did then I was either on the computer half the time or stretching on the floor. Either way it's been a long time. This weekend we are house-sitting down here in Phoenix and have access to Netflix. 220 movies available to us. You'd think we could fine one we like and that's worth our time.Well, it only took me about 23 minutes to find one I was sort of interested in: Nordwand . (North Face.) It probably doesn't come as a surprise that it was a German movie. Good thing Karl speaks German... It was a good movie. I was a little hesitant at first because it plays during the time of Hitler. I have seen more than my ...