T-Day

Our little family has a tradition of eating out for Thanksgiving and then going out of town for the weekend. Last year we added the Tallahassee Turkey Trot to our routine. This seemed completely harmless because we had a 5 and 7 year old, so participating in the 1-mile Fun Run pretty much meant a stroll in the park. The kids upped the ante this year though. Ains actually made me run the Fun Run, and Hawthorne pulled Carter into the 5K. I'm a little worried about next year. Considering how horrible a runner I am, I should probably start training right now!

We had a great Turkey Day: Turkey Trot, Gumbo's turkey trot, lunch at Chez Pierre (my first vegetarian t-day), and goofing off around the house. We canceled our travel plans to put a dent in the work we need to do to move our bathroom reno along. (Oh, the bathroom reno. I forgot to tell you about that. Next time.) But today we'll play tennis and then head up to Thomasville, Georgia, to enjoy fried seafood and shopping for the perfect coffee table for our bedroom. It's actually more fun than it sounds because it's a cute little town with lots of interesting shops, a book store for Carter, a blingy store for Ains, and railroad tracks for Hawthorne.

Here are a few pics from the Turkey Trot. Notice the short sleeves! It's too damn hot for November.

Me and Ains lining up with the 1,055 1-milers.
More than 5,000 people participated in all the races.

We came in 421st and 422nd out of 1055. Not bad considering how far back in the pack we started.

We always look like giants when the kids take our picture.

I missed taking pictures of them warming up, so I made them do it again. Aren't they cute.

Carter and Hawthorne came in 1575th and 1576th out of 2,859. Not bad for HF's first 5K.
He said he's going to start training in May for next year.

The finish line. See Carter and HF?
The 5K winner was from University of Florida. He finished in 14 minutes. Wow!