Okay so this doesn't really have to do with running, well somewhat because I just came back from an excellent run and it made me think of this, but anyways I am super excited for the holidays!
Ever since last weekend when we finally got some snow, it started to feel like the holidays were just around the corner, which they are. On my run a little bit ago I kept smelling aromas of things that reminded me of such holiday related things, like chicken noodle soup and just the warmth that soup brings during the cold winter days. Also I could smell, or atleast thought I smelled cookies baking, my favorite!
Actually a little tangent here, but every Christmas, okay actually this is our third year, it's a tradition for my mom, my aunt, my two cousins, and I to have a day where we go cookie crazy and just bake away! It's lots of fun, somewhat chaotic because we are all kind of loud, and have to share one kitchen and one oven, so things get a little crazy, but it's the holidays, what do you expect? Some of the cookies we bake are pictured below, including peanut butter blossoms with the hershey kiss, basic sugar cookies, but holiday designed, spritz cookies, and my specialty and favorite peanut butter brownie cookies, they are AMAZING!
I also love it down here at the U, but more so in the downtown area of the city. I can't wait to go to the Hollidazzle parade and to the Macy's 8th floor where they usually have some walk through story thing (there is an actual name for it, but I can't remember right now) and of course for the lil ones, Santa...
Sometimes I kind of miss being young and not knowing that Santa wasn't real, I found out in third grade sadly, and my older brother only confirmed it, great brother huh? It was bound to happen sometime soon though, most of my friends didn't figure out until about a year later though.
Right now though I am excited for Thanksgiving for many reasons. First off, I can't wait to see all of my family because I miss them a lot. Then of course all the food, but actually the turkey or pie isn't my favorite, my favorite is the green bean casserole! YUM! Actually I don't even like pie at all, some people are like what the heck, you are crazy! but I don't know it just doesn't taste good to me, I like the crust, but that's about it, so every year my mom makes chocolate swirl cheesecake for me and anybody else who wants it too of course, but now I am starting to not like cheesecake because it is so rich, ha I know picky eater, so I have to think of something else that would be good to bake other than pie and that hopefully contains chocolate because I am a chocoholic. One other event that I am excited for on Thanksgiving is the Turkey Trot 5k that I run every Thanksgiving with my uncle and have been doing so for over five years. It's super fun, not long at all, only 3.1 miles, and there are a ton of people that participate in the run. Some even get super crazy and into and paint their bodies or where turkey costumes and what not, and for those who paint their bodies I give them props because it is not exactly summer weather outside.
If anybody actually reads this, (I know we are all starting to get super busy with finals coming sooner than expected and other homework), but feel free to share some holiday recipes because I love to bake, especially around this time. :)
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