Merry Christmas, everyone! We have successfully navigated through the shortening of days and got to the Winter Solstice yesterday and the days will now begin getting longer. This is great news to me because all the way back in October, I was lamenting the darkness knowing I had three more months of increasingly shorter days. Well, I made it and now the days will begin getting longer. After several slippery days in November, we have had very mild December weather which has made for nice running. This morning, Charlie and I met up with Deb to enjoy the holiday light show I blogged about last week. We walked a solid hour and over 9,000 steps chatting the entire time. I'm really hoping that Deb's foot is good to go soon; running solo those extra days is going ok, but it's so much more enjoyable with a friend. Getting to the lights on time was a struggle with a furry friend...I had to grab a poop bag, leash and remote for his collar along with my phone, keys and a few Kleenex. In the rush, I left Deb's Christmas gift near the front door. Bummer! Once we had finished our walk, I apologized for leaving her gift at home. Deb said that I should open mine. I love it! Crazy thing was, here is the gift I forgot at home... Yep. It is exactly the same thing. How ironic that we bought each other the same gift and they say "Sole Sister." I guess we do really think alike and that must make us sole (or soul) sisters. We will probably wear them for the Earth Day race, but also for plenty of other runs. Those socks are so soft and comfy! I will be hosting Christmas dinner this year and have been trying to get ready alternating from feeling confident that it's all under control and frantic that I've got so much to do. Yesterday I did a bunch of baking and included a few extra cookies for Stephanie that are both gluten free and no peanuts. Eating with our family is something like eating with Jack Sprat...some can't eat gluten, some can't do poultry, others have different assortments of restrictions. We don't judge it; just notice what ingredients are in our foods and choose accordingly. Thankfully no one is a picky eater. I'll be heading out to the holiday light show one more time tomorrow morning with another friend for a five mile run to celebrate Christmas Eve. Staying on a running routine helps me feel better even with the extra treats. Hope everyone has a blessed Christmas with family or friends and some healthy running. Happy running--Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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