Thanksgiving

We have so much for which to be thankful.

Monday

• Ran 7 at lunch w/Joe. More doom and gloom. He's kind of that way sometimes. He did call MDT stock going down to 28.


• Lunch at Zantigo with Rob and Wade. Good times.


• Holly took Lilly to her last Abrakadoodle class.


• I went to Northstar Home Fitness and bought our Christmas present - an elliptical machine.


• For some reason the furnace didn't turn on and the house was down to 62 degrees. It works now, but before it warmed up there was some cuddling:
  
  
  

Tuesday

• Word is people are sking a 1.5k loop at Elm Creek (all man made).


• 8 mile hard run at lunch (by myself). 8 miles @ ~6:00 pace.


• Holly went to a 2 hr spin - she said there was good attendance.


• Lilly and I played "The Monster Game" and Old Maid with Hailey, Jake and Mia.


• More work until bed.

Wednesday

• 1hr on the spin bike at work.


• Picked up the elliptical, took it home and unpacked it. It was broken. Just a cosmetic thing so no big deal, but kind of dissapointing. We bought it from North Star Home Fitness and they've been great.

Thursday

• Holly went to Lifetime Fitness for their 2-hr Thanksgiving spin class with Madonna. She worked hard - it was a lot more standing than she was used to.


• I went mountain biking for 2.5 laps at Elk River. Saw a turkey on Thanksgiving:
  
  
  


• Cooked Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey breast, suffing, potatos, buns and pumpkin desert. Good food and wine. Called Beth, Mom and Dad and both Grandmas.

Friday

• 10 mile run in Elm Creek. Nice run on a nice morning.


• Decorating for Christmas. We found more lights for outside:
  
  
  
  The tree is "up".


• We went downtown to meet Russ, Teresa, Jackie, Aimee, Kalie, Jennifer (Kalie's roomate at RMA), Kelsie and Alex to see the Macy's A Day in the Life of an Elf
  
  
  
  
  


• Ate at Keys


• Went to the Terget Holidazzle parade:
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Russ, Teresa, Aimee, Holly and I went over to Amy's for the Goodbye to the Van party. We saw Jay, Melinda and Bill (TSH teamates) and Neil, Tom C and Larry. Very fun - great stories.

Saturday

• I worked with Russ to cut down a tree along the river bank that blocked us getting in and out with the boat


• Holly and Lilly went shopping with the others at Mall of America




• Jambalya for dinner


• Alex, Kelsie, Lilly and I watched a Snoopy movie while the other went out to the movies.

Sunday

• 45 minute run through an inch of new snow. (library)


• Holly went shopping with her sisters and nieces.


• Russ and I put together the elliptical machine.


• Stacked most of the remaining wood from the tree and pulled the deck pannels off of the dock.


• Holly rode the inagural ride/run of the elliptical machine.


• I watched the 2nd half of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory w/ Lilly.


• More work from home (especially since I'll be OOO at jury duty tomorrow).