Wow! Has it been over a week since my last post? Work, holiday, running….been a bit busy. I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving! I headed up to my sisters (every year!). I was busy helping them in their tasting room (they own their own winery in Paso Robles) on Thanksgiving and then on “Black Friday”. We kept the cooking light this year – it was just the three of us. I didn’t take any of my fancy food pics (I mock…I don’t really take fancy pics), but I was able to snap a photo with my phone of my plate and the most scrumptious pie! Normally we would bake, but this year just didn’t allow for it. We got the most amazing dutch apple carmel topped apple pie from Madonna Inn. This place is a time warp – kitschy, but their cakes, pies and steaks are the best!
Training Update: I waiver mentally from “I can do this!” to “there is no way in hell I can finish this”…….I essentially took two weeks off, kinda cut back. One, I had major back pain and only ran twice(& it hurt) and the second was Thanksgiving week – twice again – just no time. Feel like I was getting behind. Then, tonight, I hade a great run! Beat my pace and felt amazing afterwards. This gives me encouragement and hope. Then I watched I little of the biggest loser and those people are doing a full marathon. If they can, I can!
Next is Christmas! So excited. The decorations, fireplace (although not this week with 80+degrees), hot chocolate, eggnog, baking yummy goodies! I just got my Christmas issue of the Bon Appetit Magazine and I can’t wait to try some of the recipes! Side note, I’ve always wanted to go to NYC for the Rockefeller tree lighting……someday.
Photo from somewhere on the internet – search and you will find hundreds!