hello, december

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well hello nov...i mean december!!!


wow, how can it be december 7th already? soo many things going on this month. i will be running my 12th half marathon this sunday followed by a 14.6 mile trail run the following weekend...ideally i will wake up on 12/31 and go for my last run in 2011. i would like it to be 13.1 miles long...followed by a mimosa, nap, and an amazing night out on the town. i'm eager to retire 2011 and uncork 2012!!! 


santa has some extra special deliveries this year as my nephew, dixon, is scheduled to make his debut the same day winter begins (12/21/11) and another niece aka "lil' sweetie" is expected to arrive before the new year's ball drops (12/30/11) i am beyond excited!! i will be heading to seattle for the holiday and will get to hang out with Bean. it will be fun to see how she interacts with her baby brother. makes me wish i could have seen how i responded to austin's arrival...fairly certain it was fun until i realized he wasn't borrowed and we couldn't just bring him back to the stork. although, i'm really glad they kept him after all. hard to believe he will be turning 30 on the 26th of this month!! my mission is to make sure he gets a birthday beer...or a nap ;)


admittedly, it's always a hard month because i miss my family back home. my nieces, miranda and mollee, are growing up soo fast--i still want to get them the gifts i've given them since they were small--a book and an ornament-- but realize that miranda is now a teenager--just turned 14 (WOW) and both of them have already read nearly every book in the library (very bright girls) and i certainly don't want to be the un-cool aunt...so while there will still be an ornament, i have accepted the evolution of gift giving. i have nephews too...levi and ayden who are also growing way too fast. 
i would love to be able to see my family more often. i miss my sister and mom a lot!!...thankfully things like skype exist...we need to be better about using the technology that is available to us to stay connected. i am incredibly blessed to have such great people in my life, even some i am actually related to. ha ha--i'm kidding. 
i think some year, as the kiddos get a little older, it would be fun to do a trip to the beach for christmas...decorate a palm tree and splash around in the ocean. that said, i do love snow and there is something very appealing about having it on the ground during christmas. i am such a sucker for christmas trees (real),christmas lights, and christmas music...such a romantic and festive time of the year. 
i am also excited to be spending 3 fun and relaxation filled days in portland over the new year. it will be nice to get out of eugene (as you may often hear me saying) it's always less stressful to be in a place with restaurants that stay open past 9pm and everything is within walking distance. plus, the city should still be decked out in lights and holiday spirit...wahoo!



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