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holiday treats
nantucket cranberry pie…snickerdoodle cookies…white chocolate covered popcorn…mmm…i love holiday eating…
some blessed, amazing, fantastic, stupendous, ambitious, adventurous, outstanding people have been sending baskets of goodies to my office this week…which inspired this post & my new Holiday theme party:
run & feast party
this is where the group will meet for a nice 3 – 6 mile run then head over to a house & gorge on holiday treats. yes, it shall be grand. since i’ve already eaten my way thru this year though – let’s wait till next year to start the running madness. happy eating.
winter is here
so i went from summer to fall & for some reason my mind & body stopped there…i have not been anticipating winter/Christmas/etc. this past week has made me wrinkle my nose as it just wasn’t expected…so very, very, very, very, very – cold. in light of this, here is my list for this week:
things that make Christmas more real (in addition to the Son of God being born):
1. starbucks date with lindz & natalie
2. coming home to my roommate decorating the tree
3. running with not enough layers on in the arctic
4. replenishing my stock of hot cocoa (for my friends that enjoy that sort of thing) and apple cider (for me)
5. pulling out my winter coat
6. Christmas shopping for kids
7. listening to the random songs of the season that they sneak in (of which i do love to blast & scream at the top of my lungs!)
8. walking into starbucks while they played josh groban’s holiday music
9. wishing i was on a beach – i know, i don’t get why that makes it more real but it does
10. preparing to make a nantucket cranberry pie by the pioneer woman…it’s so very festive
i hope you get some time to enjoy this season…i think we’re in it for a while now 
things to do
i decided to be bold. adventurous. i went running last night. outside. in san antonio. clarity comes to mind as you breathe in (even if it is the fumes of the trolley’s). i’ve decided to make a top 5 list – of the top things i must do while i’m in town:
tree by alamo
5. rivercenter mall
turns out there is a mall nearby!! oh glorious day!!! alright, so i’m not the most enthusiastic shopper in reality, however, when it comes to working it seems that shopping helps my mind decompress from the day.
la villita entrance
4. la villita historic district
this is just as it sounds – a historic district. there are many shops as well as REAL mexican food (you can’t even imagine how difficult finding a non-tex-mex restaurant is!)
don't forget
3. the manger hotel
historic hotel located about 200 feet from the alamo. it has the southern charm that is so endearing.
2. soho wine & martini bar
i love going to little cute mod places & this has pictures that draw you in. hopefully the wine selection will be just as nice.
tower of the americas
1. the tower of the america’s
for more than 35 years, the 750-foot-tall tower of the americas has offered residents and tourists of san antonio, texas, the most breathtaking view of the alamo city – visitors dine at the tower’s revolving restaurant or enjoy the scenery from the observation deck. ok so i hate heights, but i’m so very excited for this for some reason – perhaps because i’m dreaming of seattle still…
this list may be added to later, but these 5 things i will enjoy either this week or the last week i’m here in october. i’ve already been to the manger hotel (or inside the lobby that is) so i’m crossing it off my list…a great start so far
awesome waterfalls under the tower
things
so i feel like i’m doing this out of ‘holiday order’ buuuut oh well.
here are the most noteable things in my life in no particular order for 2009:
- went to the beach (alot)
- ran 6.2 miles many times
- first time to ride in an ambulance (not because of the above either)
- drove over the bay bridge (one of the last few)
- drove over the golden gate bridge
- found a way cool app called quadcam from lauren chandler of which I find myself just dying to capture God’s beauty & yet can only show you a glimpse of what i get to see from the air
- prayed and wept for a friend to become prego – she’s due jan 12th
- whitewater rafted with my lg
- two stepped many times -yeppers
- layed on the beach & thought ‘this is where all those magazine pics are taken’
- had a famous football player keynote one of my conferences & he signed something which what my bro is getting for christmas/bday. i can’t wait to see him smile.
- booked a ticket to portland
- saw lives changed at lifechurch.tv
- watched my kids (niece/nephew) grow up a little bit more.
- didn’t mean to, but kinda stalked matt trying to get a job – guess i’ll just enjoy the grape juice instead of serving it. ha!
- hanging out with my two best guys – justin & aaron.
- meeting random people on my trips
- running with angie (& lindz & timberly too)
- coffee dates all around
- girls night with jayci
- watching God develop our lg
- hanging out with the girls of lg
- sunday night dinners
- the wisdom of the dundees
- mexican with gwen
- realizing God has something more
- not owning a dog
- being single
- my parents moving back to the states
- coordinating the best conferences this association has had yet
- sushi in indy
- thursday afternoon ‘staff meetings’ at copelands
- being hugged by my niece & her begging to ride in my car
- a best friend becoming engaged
- 2 bf’s prego’s & marisa had jadeyn
- late nights with brie & cassie
- the rte 66 marathon relay – because i get to say the word marathon & i ran in the same sentence
- friends sharpening friends
- memorial day with nuni and mom
- sushi (and overall lunches) with malorie
- blackberry picking with amy & co
- riding a camel with lillie
- driving with my sunroof back
- singing hosanna at the top of my lungs while gazing at the sunrise on my way to work – just God & me times all around
i may add more later…these are just what were on the forefront. did we connect somewhere? what’s your favorite time together?
route 66
in one week 4 days, i will be short of breathe. yep, and i call it fun. how sick is that?? ha!
it’s the route 66 marathon – of which we’ve put together a team of 5 & are relaying it. hooray! for the fact that i have the 6.5 miles of flat land. my wonderful 3 friends from edmond have the hills.
i’m grinning because i don’t think all of them know they have the hills.
i’m even more excited because yesterday, just prior to my knees almost going out, i bought a new pair of sleek pink shoes. extra cushion. the cadiliac of running shoes. i hope they have wings on them too really. didn’t see that on the description but i’m sure they come with wings. my brother gave me a gift certificate to zappos.com & so i didn’t have to break the bank on them either which also makes them amazing.
so if you’re not doing much on the 22nd please come out & cheer us on. we’re going to need it!!
