Today was mostly recovery from yesterday. I had plans to clean the kitchen and write up my most recent races in my running log, but I just didn’t manage it. I did fold laundry and put it away, and I took a shower. Counts for something. I didn’t get outside for my traditional New Year’s Day hike, either. I think it’s ok to do nothing sometimes too. Oh, but I did make waffles this morning! So there was that.
Tag: new year’s
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December 31
I made the unwise decision to run the New Year’s Eve 5k even though I was sick because I really wanted the medal. I did ok… didn’t run without walking, didn’t run very fast when I was running, and generally felt exhausted the entire way. When I finished, it took every ounce of energy just to get home and lie on the couch. My finishing time wasn’t bad, all things considered, but it wasn’t really worth it. I got fooled into believing I wasn’t really that sick because I’m not congested, but you know, tonsillitis is still tonsillitis and even without a fever, it takes a lot out of a person. But what’s done is done and, well, I guess this means I just have to sign up for another race!
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December 31
We finished the year strong with a Penn State football playoff win, deli sandwiches for dinner, a challenging game of Mind the Gap, and party hats. More importantly, we finished – and started – the year together.
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December 31
It was a nice end to the year. We had our annual Festivus celebration at church, then food shopping, then Robin cleaned out our game closet, which was an insane mess, had fried ravioli, meatball subs, and then had a nice celebration at midnight with our traditional deviled eggs (I think Robin had 8 or 9 of them), homemade hummus, and almond M&Ms with sparkling cider and champagne. This year I even splurged on some hats and noisemakers, which the dogs did not appreciate at all. Considering how much they annoy us all year, I think we can call it even.
Year in Photos 