Re-Capping

Thanksgiving was a week ago today. I've blinked and here I am! Or at least that is how it feels!

I still plan to recap my DC Sunday visit to the National Botanical gardens but I don't know how to upload all my pictures from my phone, I'm sure there is a way to do this but I don’t' know how, and I email each picture to myself and it takes forever!

I got home from DC on Monday and I only had to work Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Which is awesome, and somewhat stressful considering this is the most insanely busy time of year in commercial insurance.

I was delighted that we were also released 2 hours early on Wednesday! I was able to go pick up my race packet for my Turkey Trot 10K. I went home and helped my mom by vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom, and helping with the house before our big Thanksgiving meal. I was even able to get to Belks for a few pre-Thanksgiving deals on Wednesday night.

Thursday morning my friend Nicole and I met at the Lake Norman Turkey Trot 10K. She asked me before the race started if I felt a PR and I laughed at her. The only reason I was running was so that I could eat my Thanksgiving feast without guilt. The course was 2 loops, and it was fairly hilly and not an easy course. Imagine my shock when I checked my race results that night and I realized that I PR'd it with a 57:07 time.

I said goodbye to Nicole and her fiancé and drove home to vacuum again. Jack has a lot of hair for such a little dog!

Thanksgiving this year was my parents, my mom's sister and her husband, my Uncle's parents, and my family's friends the couple who helped me move back in February and their son. The food was awesome! I'm sure Jack Banner got more scraps then he was supposed to.

Friday I had the whole day all to myself. It was amazing! I went to turkey burn at Sassy Girl. It's an hour and a half of cardio and toning and I've gone since 2012, I love it! Then I had my meeting on Friday night. It's the first time I've done a program in a year and Friday night I gave the program on the topic of gratitude.

Saturday I was supposed to have met D's first wife but she had to reschedule with me. Instead I helped my mom put together the Christmas tree. Saturday afternoon was so beautiful I took Jack for a run. Saturday night I had nursery and I let the nursery coordinator know that after January I will be returning to the Concord church. She's sad to lose me but she understands.

Sunday I got to sit with Patrice and her husband at church and we went to lunch afterwards. I made it to the gym on Sunday afternoon. When I got home I decorated the Christmas tree. Having to wake up on Monday morning was a little rough after being able to sleep in for 3 days!