Happy Thanksgiving!
We arrived at my parent's house last night around 5:30. Miriam got out of work early which was fantastic, meaning that we could beat the terrible traffic. Surprisingly though most of the traffic we saw was heading into New Jersey. Apparently Thanksgiving is the only time of the year when people aren't desperate to get out of NJ.
Ran the Cardiac Classic 5k this morning. It was a brisk 35 degrees or so this morning but I still ran in shorts and a singlet with t-shirt underneath. My buddy Matt won the race and I ran a 28 second p.r. for a 17:55. Pretty exciting for me since my previous 5k p.r. came at the end of XC season my junior year of college when I was arguably the fittest I've ever been. The race felt pretty easy and I ran really smooth through the whole thing which was great. Miriam was a champ and braved the cold to cheer along the way and my Dad was out as well with the dog taking pics. Jane ran it as well.
After that we headed over to the Busman's for bagels and to see lots of camp people. Dinner was amazing at the 'rents though Mamma B went to bed around 1:30 with flu-like symptoms...bummer. We finished the preperations and had a great meal but it was sad that she didn't get to see so much of her hard work get devoured in no time by hungry Barnes's.
Overall a great turkey day. I've decided that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Namely, I love racing in the morning, heading to Busman's, seeing family in the afternoon, and then hanging out with the Hileman's in the evening. It also doesn't have the over-commercialization of Christmas to go along with it.
Off tree hunting tomorrow with the fam and then who knows what!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
T.E.E.O.
- Haven't posted in a while so here goes:
- I still find myself very excited about the election results.
- Was on the High School retreat this weekend. We had a really great retreat, despite the rain we made it work and I think the students had a blast. It was very weird that this was my last High School retreat with this youth group. This being my third year working with them it is going to be really hard to leave the program. I'm trying not to think about it
- I've gotten to talk on video Skype with my nieces Grace and Hannah and nephew Sam a couple times these past few days while Miriam has been visiting Mark and Rachel in Michigan and that has been really good. I spent nearly an hour this afternoon talking with Sam and Grace. We played a couple games of guess the number between 1 and 10 and Grace read some poems and Sam explained something he was building it really was quite great. It was a bummer not being able to go but being able to see them and talk with them anyway helped to make up for it.
- I am getting pumped for Thanksgiving. Really hoping to run a good race at the Cardiac Classic in the a.m. and get some major eating in during the p.m. followed up with some football watching (I only watch the NFL on Thanksgiving anymore. I don't really care about it, but some traditions just don't die!)
- I still find myself very excited about the election results.
- Was on the High School retreat this weekend. We had a really great retreat, despite the rain we made it work and I think the students had a blast. It was very weird that this was my last High School retreat with this youth group. This being my third year working with them it is going to be really hard to leave the program. I'm trying not to think about it
- I've gotten to talk on video Skype with my nieces Grace and Hannah and nephew Sam a couple times these past few days while Miriam has been visiting Mark and Rachel in Michigan and that has been really good. I spent nearly an hour this afternoon talking with Sam and Grace. We played a couple games of guess the number between 1 and 10 and Grace read some poems and Sam explained something he was building it really was quite great. It was a bummer not being able to go but being able to see them and talk with them anyway helped to make up for it.
- I am getting pumped for Thanksgiving. Really hoping to run a good race at the Cardiac Classic in the a.m. and get some major eating in during the p.m. followed up with some football watching (I only watch the NFL on Thanksgiving anymore. I don't really care about it, but some traditions just don't die!)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
startin up a brand new day
I woke up this morning tired. Tired but with new eyes. Driving Miriam to work this morning and being in Wegmans getting groceries I realized that I was just really happy, no other words to explain it. I can hardly explain what I feel in coherent words but I now see America with new eyes. I know that Barack will not solve all our problems. I know that one person is not the answer. I know that we have a long road to go and there will be times where I think the decisions Barack will make are stupid. But that doesn't stop me from being excited and pumped to see where the next 4 years will take us. I by no means think the US is God's gift to the world and the greatest nation ever. But I do believe that America has a lot to offer; a lot that it needs to offer to the hurting places of the world. It will be nice to see someone in office who (hopefully!) thinks America has more to offer than just more bombs.
Voting yesterday was electrifying. Being able to press the button for Barack Obama/Joe Biden filled me with giddiness. My mother called at 6:55 am because she has just voted and in her words "was all tingly." That right there shows what kind of candidate Obama was. No one would have been going as crazy if Kerry has won in '04 because most people were voting against Bush and not for Kerry. People were behind Obama, were excited about what he could do.
I also can't forget to mention the sheer awesome-ness of partaking in such a historic vote yesterday. Racism is by no means defeated in America but a lot of people stood up yesterday and echoed the words of MLK when he said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
This is a great day indeed.
Voting yesterday was electrifying. Being able to press the button for Barack Obama/Joe Biden filled me with giddiness. My mother called at 6:55 am because she has just voted and in her words "was all tingly." That right there shows what kind of candidate Obama was. No one would have been going as crazy if Kerry has won in '04 because most people were voting against Bush and not for Kerry. People were behind Obama, were excited about what he could do.
I also can't forget to mention the sheer awesome-ness of partaking in such a historic vote yesterday. Racism is by no means defeated in America but a lot of people stood up yesterday and echoed the words of MLK when he said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
This is a great day indeed.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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