Turkey Day!!

So another Thanksgiving has come and gone. Time is flying by it seems! My sister Shawna and I were going to go to Utah for Thanksgiving so she could help Tasia get some wedding stuff planned and I wanted to tag along because I love a good Utah visit. Mother Nature did not get our agenda however and decided to give Arizona a storm that weekend. I can't remember the last time it was even cold on Thanksgiving much less rained! It was a disappointment not to go, but I didn't forgoing the 12 hour drive, and it meant that I could do the annual Pima Turkey Trot. I did it last year and was really excited to do it again. Waking up at 6:30 AM to a rain storm though I thought my Plan B for Thanksgiving would be shot down as well, but oh no! Those Pima Planners are die hard trotters! They did change the course to be on all paved roads which was nice and very smart of them! I decided I would attempt to job the 3 mile trot (with no previous warm up or training mind you!) and didn't do to horrible. The fact that I had a 60 year old man in front of me kicking my butt and my ex-brother in laws step kid neck and neck with me the whole time kept me motivated! With only half a mile left the rain came down and hard! By this time I was hyperventilating, snot freezing like icecycles down my nose, and my long sleeve soak shirt I swore could brake off into little tiny shards of frozen glass. Me being the dork that I am thought of the Jack and Rose in the Titantic when Jack's hand is frozen to hers and she brakes it off. Why I was thinking this I don't know! Let's be honest though, none of you are really surprised are you?! As I am quoting Titanic movie lines outloud I notice that the step son whose name is Jacob by the way is starting to pass me, well I can't let this happen and I stop quoting Titanic and try to beat the kid. I didn't but I did at least finish the race. So between Titanic and my need to beat or keep up with an old man and 11 year old brat I did it rain and all!
My sister and I took off to Gilbert after dinner so we could wake up at 4AM and start the shopping. I did manage to fit in Twilight and oh what an Emo-riffic Spanish Soap Opera it was. I actually enjoyed it. I just hope they spend a little bit more money on the next one! I survived shopping and actually got a few good deals! I hope everyone had a great Turkey Day as well. I am very grateful to have such awesome friends and family. You all rock!!!

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