Interesting thing, you know I'm always up try something 'local'. So I had a hot apple cider before the race. Sounds crazy. But it was cold and it was kinda like warm apple juice. But, the crazy bit was being asked to add the caramel topping and whipped cream on top. Oh god, I could see that coming back up along the race. So no, I didn't brave that sweet little addition. The apple flavour was a bit tart on the toothpaste flavour in my mouth having just brushed my teeth before we came. Anyway, it was nice and warm and I sipped it down. Thankfully I didn't need a toilet stop along the run.
It was a long 10k but it was an experience to partake in. We went with a few running friends but the speedy girls got ahead and we ran with our good friend for the race. Not much conversation was had, it seemed harder than that Chesapeake Bay bridge run the other week.
I was so glad to finish and you can tell by the look on my pretty little face.
We didn't get adopted for Thanksgiving despite all my attempts. A lot of people were travelling away so that made it hard. So we joined some good Aussie friends at a hotel in the city for a buffet lunch. It was super lovely...turkey, ham, mac n cheese, sweet potato with marshmallow stuff on top, mashed potato, corn bread stuffing just to name a few. It was a lovely long lunch with good friends and feeling pretty weary from a big feed and that turkey chase, I came home and slept for 3 hours. We have since learned that Thanksgiving tradition is about watching the Thanksgiving parade in New York, followed the by the International Dog Show (yes, you read that right) and then the football. We missed all three but we still enjoyed our first Thanksgiving.
The rest of the week was tame, no action to report. We worked the Friday after Thanksgiving so no long weekend for us. The Xmas lights and decorations are slowly going up and it's very exciting to see. I LOVE Xmas lights so I'm just going have to get something sorted out the front - there are hooks and a power point so I have to do something. Everyone, and I mean everyone, gets a real Xmas tree. They are on sale everywhere. I'm not sure about putting up a tree cause we'll have to buy decorations as we left them all at home. Maybe something small and simple will suffice - not sure what we're doing Xmas day yet but best start thinking about that.
I mentioned earlier that Thanksgiving was not about shopping and presents. Well it's not really but they do call day after Thanksgiving - Black Friday (nothing to do with the 13th). This is like Boxing Day sales at home. The stores and shops are flooded with people fighting for the big sales. It's pretty serious here. And Saturday is Small Business Saturday to help the little guys get some business too. And now that online shopping is so popular, they have Cyber Monday just after Black Friday. So it's a long weekend of sales. I've been trawling online for a few things myself but it's like a frenzy here...but then so is Boxing Day and New Year sales at home I guess.
I cooked some new things this week. We've decided to have a 'meat-free Monday' in order to try cut back our meat intake. So my first vege dinner was a black bean and rice quesadilla thing. It was pretty nice actually. Not as tasty as the mexican restaurants but still tasty. Given the cold weather is upon us, I pulled out the crock pot (slow cooker) and cooked up a pot roast with some dumplings. Wow, that was quite a success. I also had a crack at making lamingtons - I've never made them before and I've heard they're simple to make. It was a bit fiddly with the choc dipping and coconut rolling but I'll get better with more practice. And yes, they turned out fantastic. So Deb will have some happy workmates tomorrow as they try my new experiments. Next time I might put jam and cream in the middle - yum.
I keep saying it's getting cold and I've taken to wearing a beanie outside when we go out to the shops. My head gets pretty cold and having a rude short haircut at the moment doesn't help things. I can wear any beanie I like cause nobody notices or looks, except Deb.
I sent this picture to our dog sitter who sadly had to say goodbye to their old Lab this week. He was a lovely old boy and our dogs loved playing with him. It was so sad to hear he had passed. I sent this photo to our dog sitters who are keen to get some cuddles from Macey and Cricket very soon. I thought this picture might put a smile on their face. It did apparently. They are wearing the little scarves that Deb's niece brought a few months ago. Very cute indeed.
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