I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I began my celebration by running the Menwith Hill Turkey Trot on Wednesday. That was a lot of fun! I ran the course while pushing Ryan in the jogging stroller. We did really well. I placed 73rd out of about 220 people, and ran the 2.8 mile course in about 27 minutes. This was a two minute, and 30 place improvement over my finish last year. I have to admit, it was fun passing people. Every time I did, I would hear, "I'm getting passed by a woman pushing a baby!!!" :) Right before the finish, I was catching up to the guy in front of me. His friend yelled, "The stroller is coming up on you!" and the guy sped up! I looked at the friend and said, "Thanks!" It made me laugh though, to be that guy's inspiration for running faster at the finish! :P

For me, the race was also so much more enjoyable this year because now I know people and have friends. Last year I was still pretty new to the area, and only had a few acquaintances. The race course took one turn through the housing area before finishing. It felt good to have friends to wave to as we went by.

On Thanksgiving Day, Ryan and I went to Sarah's house for dinner. It was really nice. Carissa and Tom and their boys were there, too. Sarah made the turkey and several wonderful sides. Carissa and I both made and brought yummy things as well. I was so happy to have good friends to spend Thanksgiving with. It was a very enjoyable evening.

When Ryan and I got home, I put Ryan to bed and spent the next couple of hours on the phone with family. I do feel a bit bad for Larry this year. He had to spend the day alone and had pizza for dinner! We did talk on the phone for quite a while though, and the Dolphins won, so that was some consolation. :D