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Dec 6, 2009 Post By: Brooke

A Few Things

1. I was thinking that as part of our new running tradition we should have a Christmas 5K, maybe on Christmas Eve morning. A run/walk with the whole family, Mike thinks we should include all family in the area (Bennetts, Buffy's fam). Of course I love that idea. We were thinking "The Nog Run" and make everyone finish the race with a cup of eggnog. We could make up little prizes for the kids, make race bibs. If we kept it going we could do t-shirts too. I just thought it sounded like a blast and would get us out and moving and it could be nearly free. We would just need one of the Washingtonians to figure out a course that strollers could do. I know Lewisville would have a great route but that's a pretty long drive for Buffy's mom and Dave and Adina. I'm sure somewhere around WSU Vancouver or somewhere else would have what we need. Just an idea but I will be totally offended if you don't love it.

2. Buffy, the Grotto is awesome and I love doing that. Lucky Mike, we might even do it with both sides of the family! Nutcracker would be fab as well. It would depend on cost and babysitters for us.

3. Anne and Peter- I think it is crap that you won't be there this year. Peter, you should just tell your family to suck it up and you'll come out for St. Patrick's Day.

Love to all, sorry I have been slacking on the comments and the blogging. The pace around here has been crazy.



  1. Correction- half way point for cup of eggnog.

  1. I think the 5K is a great idea! I won't be back yet for this year but I think that would be really fun to make it an annual thing. Good idea, Brooke!

  1. Oh shove it. You're the ones that aren't gonna be home when we're around your neck of the woods.

    Peter

  1. Ok, so I think this is a fabulous idea. Esther Short Park is my idea of a great place as it is where we have run oh so many times. We could start at the park, and do the almost exactly 3 mile run that goes along the river. There is a Starbucks at the park that we could easily get hot chocolates and I think they sell egg nog as well. I myself am not planning on drinking nog but hot chocolate it definitely up my alley. :)Oh, and the path is wide and very stroller friendly. And the park is festive and is lit for Christmas. I currently have to work till noon on Christmas eve but am going to propose a schedule modification to my boss this week to get it off. Wish me luck!

  1. nog is not optional... I scoff at your hot chocolate:-)

  1. If you make it a new years eve run...i will be there :)

    -Anne

  1. let's do both - nog for the christmas eve run, sparkling cider for the new year's run...

    adina

  1. Tom

    I wish it was a half. 5K is not even worth it. It should require some effort.

  1. Tom

    Correction, I guess it could be a 10K.

  1. Tom

    Don't worry, I'll kick Tom out the door on Christmas eve morning and he can go do his long run... :) Let us know the final plan and we'll do it here...I guess we'll end up doing it before you so we can tell you how it goes!! By the time we get there it will be an established tradition!

  1. We could run the route that we did for the Turkey Trot . It is down near Esther Short park but further down the river, I think mom knows where I am taking about, she has run it before. And, dad has seen it. It doesn't cross any streets and has wide sidewalks for strollers. I'm all for it. And Tom, sometimes a 5k feels good.
    Dave

  1. Tom

    Sometimes a massage feels good.

  1. Ok, let's have a group massage.

  1. I like the idea of two and maybe one of them could have the option of a 10k. That would be cool! Followed by a group massage!

  1. Tom

    Let me just clear something up. I think it is a great idea. Everybody in this family is just so positive about everything so I feel the need to be a balancing force.

  1. 'balancing force'...that's an amusing substitute for 'killjoy'.

    love you anyway. :)

  1. i think it's funny, Tom.

  1. that was the best set of comments i have ever seen.

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