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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!