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! :)
