Category Archives: Florida

Busy is Good

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Kelsie Lou

I’ll just go in chronological order to catch up with what’s been going on with Miss Smoot. After Christmas Break, we missed a week of school due to snow days.  I took advantage of a mild weekend to visit my … Continue reading →

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Good Vibes

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Kelsie Lou

School: The last two months of 2017 were super busy for me.  I earned an A+ and an A in my two Fall courses at the University of Louisville, with an overall GPA of 3.9.  I am only 3 classes … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Sky Cruise Ship Review

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Kelsie Lou

The following four blog posts will be a summary of my 4 night cruise to Havana, Cuba and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Sky ship out of Miami on July 3-7th. This post will focus on a review … Continue reading →

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Road Trip: Jacksonville, FL

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Kelsie Lou

While having the summer off from teaching, it was a no brainer for me to take a spontaneous trip.  My friend Donetta, who I nicknamed “Groovy” needed to tie up some loose ends as she relocated back to Louisville.   … Continue reading →

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Always Beachin’

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Kelsie Lou

Summer break recharge for a middle school P.E. and Health teacher with 2 Foster Daughters. Continue reading →

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Finally Catching Up

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Kelsie Lou

Passing Kentucky Teacher Internship Program (KTIP) – Check Finals Week at U of L (3.825 Cumulative GPA) – Check Home life in balance with great Foster Kids– Check Spring Racing Season– Check Now, I can finally go back to the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Break Run, Sun, and Fun!

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Kelsie Lou

Winter break was nothing short of spectacular as I was privileged to spend the entire time in Florida with my parents.  I felt a sigh of relief as Cycle 1 of my KY Teacher Internship which involves a lot of evaluations, meetings and … Continue reading →

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She’s A Goal Digger

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Kelsie Lou

This post has been on my mind through miles of running and was written in my head long before I had the chance to sit down and purge my thoughts.  A lot has happened since the start of the school year, so as … Continue reading →

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Trek-and-Treating

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Kelsie Lou

Jay’s Hope Trek or Treat- Macon, GA October 31, 2015 There were a ton of races in the Atlanta area as I made my way down to Florida for an unplanned mini vacation.  I was so happy I decided to … Continue reading →

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Marathon Training: Spring Break Edition

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Kelsie Lou

How do you handle vacationing and training for a marathon?  The answer is being flexible. My last two training runs called for an 18 miler and the ever so popular 20 miler.  I had a couple of choices to accomplish … Continue reading →

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