Thankful gobble gobbles day

Thankful:


For a new 5k PR by 3 and a half minutes!! 22:18, 3rd in my AG, 11th woman of 968. (and a sweet hand painted mug for my AG placing!)

For my ability to run and inspire people around me to be healthy.


For my wonderful wonderful who comes with me on these crazy adventures and runs races when it's early and freezing out. I love you.


For my precious Churro Bear. He brings me many smiles.


For my Pa'ad. Thanks for inspiring me to run. I'll beat your 5k time next year.. Only 1:15 to go! Haha


For my mom. It's been a great trip to see you!


For cerveza, cerveja, Beer. Nothing quenches my thirst better than you. Ok maybe some genucan post workout first.


For beautiful scenery.


And Willis- which always is a pleasure to look at when I get home.

I'm also thankful for this wonderful blogging community. You guys and gals rock!

Happy turkey gobble gobbles day!

Gone fishing

Time to ride the smallest plane ever, smash my 5k PR, eat some turkey and spend some time with family.


-Xaar

CB and my exciting walk home

CB

This part is inspired by Christy's post about her adorable running buddy, Cola. I think CB is Cola's brother from another mother. Haha


I got CB from the Greenville, SC humane society after Walking into the puppy room and looking into his amazing eyes. I was surprised to see a pure bred border collie at a shelter- but was so happy because I knew the breed and knew he would be a good fit for my active lifestyle.


He was 10 weeks old when I got him and had a very rough life until the day we met and i adopted him. Poor guy was skin and bones, aggressive towards dogs, and very scared of men.


Over the past (almost) 7 years he has overcome many of the demons from his early life. When I took him home, I didn't know that he would become such an integral part of my life- as running buddy, best friend, therapist and barking machine. I can't imagine life without him. (we've lived in 4 states and 2 countries- USA and Mexico).

My exciting walk home

I sometimes walk by the occupy Chicago protestors to see what they are up to on my way home. Today, I stumbled upon 2 protests.


Earlier in the day a local union was staging a demonstration and civil disobedience act. This was the view of their demonstration from my office. There ended up being about 1000 people involved. When I started walking home I figured it was over. I was wrong.


The union had marched to where occupy Chicago was and I was now in the middle of it all. It was kind of cool seeing a peaceful demonstration going on though.


It looks like night, but I took these photos at 5pm. I seriously hate these shorter days.


The crowd was chanting "we are the 99%!" and it became an earworm for me. :(


I'm not sure what the union wanted, and I'm still not sure what the occupy Chicago people are protesting. I don't get why they are protesting corporations and banks when there is far more greed, waste and injustice in the government. Ah, but who am I to judge? I hope they figure it all out soon because it will start snowing any time and it will be such a drag to be protesting in freezing snowy conditions.


And that was my exciting walk home. Oh the joys of living in a big city...

What's going on this weekend? Anything exciting?

-Xaar