Last night Elle and I decorated gingerbread houses! Elle made hers from scratch for a school project due on Friday, but I just used a kit ;) I think they turned out great.
This was taken while driving through a sunset in beautiful Virginia. So pretty!
First of all, I can't believe how fast November went by! It's already the first week into December, crazy! Here are things I can recap:
~My half-marathon: It went so well! I'm so thankful to God for helping me finish :) The running view was great since we ran through downtown Atlanta during sunrise. The weather was perfect, no rain, and not too hot. (It was a little cold at first). But the part I'm grateful for the most is my running time. I put on my registration papers I would run the race around 2 hours and 45 min. But, I'm happy to say that I ran it in 2 hours and 12 min! I ran so much faster than I expected that my mom missed seeing me finish because she thought she had another 20 minutes at least! hehe. My dad also finished his marathon within the time he wanted to finish. He finished around 3 hours and 28 minutes! I'm so proud of my dad for running and finishing his marathon :) I'm relieved that my training is finally over, but I'm grateful that I was able to fulfill my goal and finish a half-marathon. I could not have done any of it without my parents and of course without God!
~Thanksgiving: We spent Thanksgiving day much differently than how we usually spend it. That morning my dad and I ran our races, then we hopped in the car straight from the finish line and started driving the 9.5 hour drive to VA Beach, VA! The next day we went shopping for a little while, then had a really relaxing low-key Thanksgiving dinner at the W's. I'm thankful we got to be in VB even just for the weekend!
~Elle's birthday: Elle's 14th birthday was the day after Thanksgiving, November 27th, 2009. We actually ended up celebrating it the 25th, however, because of us being out of town. We all went to Stevie B's, and Elle opened her presents there. Happy Birthday Elle! You can't be 14 already, stinker! :)
Well I think that's all the updating for now. I might do some more posts as we get closer to Christmas and New Year's. I hope everybody had a great and relaxing Thanksgiving, as we all pondered on God's wonderful blessings in our lives!
I'll post an update, and maybe a picture or two. Stay tuned! :)
So a lot has gone on recently. Our family had decided to drive up to Virginia Beach, VA, for the Thanksgiving weekend. That will be very fun (except for all the driving which we just did in August!). The only downside is that we have to leave on Thanksgiving after my dad and I run our races. That means we'll really be celebrating Thanksgiving on the day after Thanksgiving. That's ok though, it will still be fun! =]
As for my running, the last few weeks have been crazy. I've been trying to fit in as many miles as possible before my half-marathon! This last week I can't run any long miles, so all I can really do is relax and wait for the big day. I'm not a fast runner, so I don't plan on finishing in any special time. My personal goal is to make it under 3 hours, and the goal I put on my registration is 2 hours and 45 min. I have a feeling I won't fulfill either of those goals, but it will be fun to try.
Other than that, life has been around the same. I'm hoping to take some fall pictures before the leaves fall off from all the rain. Maybe I'll post those if I can remember!
Anyways, here are some random pictures taken within a month or so. :)
Stay tuned for an update after we get back from VA.
Me and Rachel.
Planned to wear blue checkered shirts?
Cutie Calvin chewing on his new beanie Elle and I made for him.
I ate my twix bar from halloween candy. I LOVE Twix =D
Denver was not victorious against Pittsburgh last night. =[
Next time will be different!
