…it’s a ‘lil gift for you: something lighthearted and silly. These are images and memories from 2020 that made me laugh, and I hope they’ll do the same for you.
…when your hike turns out to be on a private road and you have to do the walk of shame back to the car… 
…when you opt to go for a run during the forest fire airpocalypse… 
…when you realize you weren’t the first one to walk the beach in the morning… 
…when you’re just so enthused… 
…when the internet at home doesn’t work and you take your class on a spontaneous field trip… 
…when he’s too sleepy to appreciate the cave… 
…when the flies come to your birthday party…. 
…when the bushes are a bit dense on your run… 
…when the overgrowth is really rather intense… 
…when your photographer captures you at your best… 
…when you wanna get that cool pic but you’re hella sweaty and not ready… 
…when you capture the actual eating part of the picnic… 
…when you can’t descend, part I… 
…when you can’t descend, part II… 
…when you can’t descend, part III… 
…when your home workout is not going as planned, part I… 
…when your home workout is not going as planned, part II… 
…when the beach is damn cold… 
…when you ask him to take a photo of you on the famous ladder… 
…when it’s your first look at Crater Lake and you love it… 
…when he invents a new selfie… 
…when your phone only works while plugged into the wall… 
…when you’re not graceful on land or in water… 
…when your hair is out of control… 
…when his hair is out of control… 
…when you both have hair that is straight out of control… 
…when you proudly wear your headlamp well into daylight hours… 
…when he’s too scared of heights to stand up… 
…when his fear of heights is contagious… 
…when he learned his running form from you… 
…when you try to hug the sea but it draws back… 
…when your summer running attire is a sports bra and a buff… 
…when the storm is approaching and you’re 30 kilometers from shelter… 
…when you just ran 60k and you’re too tired to stand but can’t admit it… 
…when you’re taking your zoom interview too seriously… 
…when you can’t jump, part I… 
…when you can’t jump, part II… 
…when you can’t jump, part III… 
…when you’re running and he won’t stop looking at his phone, part I… 
…when you’re running and he won’t stop looking at his phone, part II… 
…when the only mini golf you can play during the pandemic is miniature indeed… 
…when you ship everything you own overseas and they drop it and dunk it in some water en route… 
…when your route calls for a mid-run nap… 
…when you patted his butt while you were baking… 
…when your nose runs more than you do… 
…when you ask him to pose for a photo… 
…when you want to display your new snacks but you end up showing off your sweaty shirt… 
…when you find your new favorite plant… 
…when you just fell into the scratchy bushes but you’re trying to pretend its still fun… 
…when you ask him to go on an adventure, but he’s too sleepy, part I… 
…when you ask him to go on an adventure, but he’s too sleepy, part II… 
…when you like the slugs so you let them visit your tomato plant… 
…when he pukes at the trailhead… 
…when you forget to participate in the selfie… 
…when he hates snowballs but you just can’t resist… 
…when you discover an unbelievable amount of sand in your sock – and you’re not even at the beach… 
…when you get stuck in your shirt… 
…when you wore a headband and didn’t apply sunscreen… 
…when your birthday sunset is a cloud… 
…when there’s surprising things underfoot at the beach… 
…when the trail itself surprises you… 
…when your shorts need adjusting before the photo… 
…when you have to get something from the back of the car… 
…when you decide to do an ultra but the air is terrible… 
…when you catch him with a selfie at kilometer 49… 
…when he climbs a rock but can’t get down… 
…when you just look like this…