Christmas Tree Farm

After the race!

Happy Thanksgiving break! I know it was much needed. This break has been very restful, but I can’t help thinking about all the stuff I need to get done! Senior semester is going way faster than I expected it to. Anyways, the first thing that I did on break was run another 10k! My friends Madeline and Xixi competed in it as well. We were able to train for about a month for this race. I think it was their first time running a road race 10k, but they have both competed in the Buck Fifty. It is a much longer relay race that goes on through the night and into the morning.

Friends!

The morning of the race was very cold! I had forgotten my gloves, but it ended up being a good thing because I wore too many layers. I would rather be warm and then shed layers during the race than start super cold. Zach and I were in the first group to be released. We started running with the 8 minute and 30 second pacer group, but I broke away from Zach after the second mile. Zach is a good sprinter, but I think I’ve got him in the distance races. I kept the 8:00 pacer group in my sight, but I didn’t pass the flag holder. The middle two miles felt like the longest miles of my life. They were full of straight aways where I couldn’t get the energy to pass people. The course for the 10k was combined with the 5k at the end of the race. Which was not the best choice. In the end, where I should have been giving it my all, I was trying not to pummel little children walking in the 5k. I finished in 48:58. My best time yet! I was proud of myself for not throwing up afterwards too!

Overall, Thanksgiving break was spent hanging out with family! I enjoyed being home and seeing my siblings. My favorite thing about break was getting our Christmas tree! We went to our local farm and cut a tree. We took it home and set it up. I am particular about how we go about decorating our tree. I think it is best to go lights, garland and then ornaments. Zach’s family puts up lights, ornaments and then garland! I think it looks like the tree is too wrapped up when you do it like that.

I didn't have photos of the tree

Christmas Tree Farm is the first original song Taylor Swift has put out. She has previously released a Christmas album, but they were all covers. The song is just the perfect mix of cheer without being annoying. As we have learned in class, I am not a big fan of Christmas music, but I do like this song.