• Happy Thanksgiving!  I love this day.  It is not just about the food and being thankful for everything.  It is also about family.  And yes, I am thankful for many things in my life: friends, family, job, and good health.

• My birthday was on Tuesday.  Started off the day with running 4.6 miles.  I had a good day with friends and family members wishing me happy birthday.  My coworker treated me to tacos.  We had to eat quick because we only have 30 minutes for lunch.  My students made lots of cards for me.

 • Any Narcos fans?  I watched the whole season Saturday and Sunday and LOVED it!!  Diego Luna is awesome.  Just wished he wasn’t the bad guy.

  • Yes, more pens and markers.  Got these on sale at Target for $15 each.  My coworkers and I are obsessed with them.  Now that means soups and sandwiches for lunch till the end of the year.  🙂

  • You know I am OBSESSED with Brooks shoes.  Got these on Tuesday.  I think I have enough shoes for now.  Or do I?  I know it is around January that the newest version of the Launch are available for sale.

• Can you see me out on my run?  One of my favorite Oiselle pieces is the Lightening Layer.  I’ve worn it over a sports bra and over layers.  This is definitely a must to wear when running in the dark.  Recently I purchased the You Glow Grrl Tank.  I think I like it even more!

• I was so sick this past weekend.  I rarely get sick and I stayed home in my couch for two days.  I felt better to go back to work on Monday but had a cough that kept me up at night.  The last time I got sick my doctor recommended an allergy relief spray.  Bought it and am feeling so much better.

Lola knew exactly how I was feeling and kept me company.

 • I am addicted to pens.  I definitely do not need more but couldn’t resist buying these at Walgreens.

  • Aren’t these Tieks shoes beautiful?   My kids even like them.  One of the girls told me they’re Cinderella shoes.

  • Everyone is antsy for a few days off.  Glad we are only in school for two days next week and then Thanksgiving break.

• Did you get your free red cup from Starbucks?  I didn’t.  I did go to Starbucks (earlier I placed an order on my phone) to pick up my Trenta coffee.  The red cup is not available in Trenta.  I will admit that I was bummed a little but then kind of glad because I really don’t need another cup in my kitchen.  

• November is my birthday month!

• Any House of Cards fans?  I am excited about it and cannot wait!!

  • Did you watch the NYC Marathon?   It was truly amazing.  While I am happy for the winners, I am bummed about Desi.  I was excited when she was in the lead and was hoping that would have continued.  The men’s race was exciting too.  I was really annoyed with ESPN and their coverage.  They didn’t show too much of the race because they were showing lots of commercials.

  • Tuesday was Parent/Teacher Conferences.  I was exhausted at the end of the day.  I have 21 students and 5 students and their parents didn’t show up.  Earlier I in the morning I ran for an hour and then met up a friend for breakfast.

• Another interesting Halloween in my classroom.  Kids were excited as usual.  Minimal work was done so it was all about having fun.

• I have no idea how this happened.  I don’t remember signing up.  And no I didn’t go to the store to claim my reward.

• I didn’t realize I had so many pairs of Pro Compression socks.  I used to wear them before but now wear Lily Trotters.  

  • Excited to see some “new” records in this training cycle with Mary.   If will be fun to see when I break these records.

  • So true

• It was a tough day for Lola.

• The time is now to do what you want to do.  Do not wait till tomorrow or for that special day. 

• For the most part I love Southwest.  I love it even more because I live very close to Midway Airport and can be there in less than 10 minutes.  On my way back from Denver, my flight was supposed to leave at 1:30 but there were mechanical problems and so it was delayed.  The problem was that the agents didn’t know how long it was delayed.  I didn’t receive any email notifications about it till 1:26 letting me know that my flight would leave at 2pm.  It didn’t.  My flight finally left at 3pm.

  • Brooks Ghost 11 NYC Style!  Aren’t these awesome?  I don’t think I will ever run the NYC Marathon but I think these are adorable.