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Categories: Holiday, monday things
Tags: detroit turkey trot, food, monday things, Sonic, thanksgiving
1. Thankful that Ian and I were both able to leave work early on Wednesday so that even though traffic to get out of the city was horrible, we got to Michigan at a decent hour.
2. Thankful that my mom was willing to get up early on one of her days off to drive me downtown to run the Detroit Turkey Trot (recap coming soon!)
3. Thankful that we were able to stand inside until the race started and that my mom has not lost her awesome photography skills (just kidding, love you).
4. Thankful that after a year of battling injuries, I was able to run a lot of miles while I was home, including a strong race.
5. Thankful that when my mom’s “puppy” chased Sonic around the house, Sonic was able to escape safely. Also, thankful that Sonic forgot the traumatizing experience after a trip to Petco and some new toys.
6. Thankful that oats in a jar never goes out of style.
7. Thankful that my mom and Ian were willing to have a gluten-free and vegan Thanksgiving so that I could eat everything on the table. We feasted on lentil loaf (my mom and Ian had stuffed chicken breast), cornbread stuffing, cranberries, mashed potatoes and parsnips w/ mushroom gravy, and lightened up green bean casserole.
We also had a side salad with pistachios and apples.
8. Thankful that my mom made a gluten free and vegan version of my favorite pineapple dump cake for dessert. She also picked up Almond Dream ice cream for me to have with it. It’s not by any means traditional but I love it.
9. Thankful that even though OSU beat Michigan, I was able to watch the game with my mom in my sweat pants and a baggy sweatshirt.
10. Thankful for Thanksgiving leftover salads- the only time mashed potatoes have a place on top of spinach.
11. Thankful that somebody somewhere gets my peanut butter addiction.
I was tempted but decided against it 
.
12. Thankful that I was able to go to my favorite Thai restaurant and find something that I could eat.
13. Thankful that despite waking up to snow, I was able to run a halfway decent 17 miler on Sunday morning.
14. Thankful that my mom picked up some of my favorites for me to enjoy while I was home.
I used to eat rice chex for breakfast every day when I was in college (way before I knew I had to go gluten free) and I haven’t had them since. So good!
15. Thankful for mindless tv watching, book club reading, and napping on the couch.
16. Thankful for post-run salads and sweet potato fries, the ultimate combination.
17. Thankful that I got to spend some time with Ian’s family and that I was able to visit his mom’s horse at the barn.
18. Thankful that I was able to unplug for four days.
19. Most importantly, thankful that I was able to spend Thanksgiving with my family (and Ian). It’s tough not living in the same state and I miss my family a lot but I am so grateful that I was able to spend the holiday weekend back home with them.
How was your holiday weekend? Do you ever feel like you need to unplug?
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I love “unplugging.” Although I love blogging, I think it’s definitely important to step back and remember what’s really important. I’m glad you had a great Thanksgiving! It’s funny you had Chex every day while away at school, I just bought a HUGE 3-pack of it from Costco to bring back with me
It’s the perfect snack!
Megan @ runnningonjava recently posted..Marvelous Monday: 11/26/12
this post makes me happy – so glad you have so much to be thankful for and took a minute to recognize all of it. also that almond dream/dump cake combo looks awesomeeeee.
molly @ heart, sole & cereal recently posted..back to reality
I seriously Laughed out loud in my cube when I saw that picture your mother took. WINNING!
kelsey recently posted..Stuffing My Face
Bahahaha best race day photo ever!
Looks like you had such a great weekend! I’m all about unplugging every now and again. The Internet has definitely made a lot of great things possible, but it’s so nice to just be present where you are and not worry about your e-mail or Facebook or Twitter or blogging or any of that.
Bethany @ Accidental Intentions recently posted..Best Body Bootcamp Week 5: Fitting It In
ahh so many wonderful things to be thankful for!!! I love all of it!
your mama and Ian are amazing!
I’ve been watching my gluten/dairy intake a bit recently due to constantly having to run for the restroom while running (sorry tmi!) and I found an amazing gluten-free/vegan cookbook…(http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Delicious-Animal-Free-Recipes/dp/1600940323) <–Link Love!
I'm going to make your Lentil Loaf this week!!
My favorite dessert is heating up dark chocolate/peanut butter chips in the microwave, stirring in rice chex, and topping with frozen yogurt!!!
I'm so excited about the high-mileage and your body loving it!
I hope your week is off to a great start!
xoxo!
Lizzy recently posted..Run To Feed the Hungry 10k race re-cap
Sounds like a great thanksgiving! And I’m glad you got to eat everything! My first thanksgiving with my food intolerances was awful… I handled it badly and could barely eat anything, bad mix. Haha thankful that this year was so much better!
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats recently posted..Riding the Mizuno Wave
Glad you had a great weekend!! I had a great weekend too!! I love unplugging… I unplugged some this weekend. Actually I unplugged a lot this weekend without really meaning to! No wonder I feel refreshed!!!
Emily recently posted..Weekly workout recap
Yum! I love Chex. I definitely burnt out on it after 4 years but it’s really been hitting the spot lately!
Thanks Molly
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It was so good, I demanded that my mom keep it at her house because I knew it wouldn’t last long if I brought it back to Chicago.
She always means to take good pics but they just never turn out. I remember my first marathon in like half of the pictures she caught me behind poles, trees, etc. Oh well!
Thanks!
Yeah as much as I love the Internet, sometimes I’m overwhelmed by the amount of time I spend on my computer. Work + free time + blogging is a lot of computer-time and every now and then I need a little breather!
I love love love you for sending me that link to the cookbook! It’s so hard finding recipes that are both gf and vegan and sometimes adapting recipes that are one or the other does not work out.
Your dessert sounds awesome!
I’m glad this year was better!
I’m glad you had an awesome weekend! Are you running the Schiller?
I love unplugging from the world! It makes me feel calm and relaxed. Thats really awesome that your family cooked an allergen friendly meal for you for thanksgiving. I also ran in the snow yesterday and it was sort of fun.
Christina recently posted..Manic Monday’s: Random Thoughts edition
Yeah I was incredibly lucky that my family was willing to work with my allergies to make sure I had a nice Thanksgiving!
Hearing that your injury battles are being kept at bay is so nice. I’m so happy for you friend. I love unplugging biweekly-it really puts things into perspective and just so much more relaxing.
HollieisFueledByLOLZ recently posted..EggNog Waffles
So many things to be thankful for! Your Thanksgiving menu looked fantastic and you are very lucky to have such an accommodating family. I kind of unplugged during the holiday weekend and it felt refreshing and energizing.
P.S. – my mom has some “killer” photography skills too
Irina @ Chocolatea Time recently posted..Frames From The Weekend 11/23/2012 – 11/25/2012
I hope you had an awesome time at the Turkey Trot! I sure did and I got my medal (I know a lot of ppl were complaining that they didn’t get their medals). Considering the fact that there were like 22,000 ppl, it doesn’t surprise me that they ran out lol!
Your thanksgiving meals look delicious. My parents also catered to my eating habits and made me spinach/veggie stuffed portabello mushrooms – it was divine!
Jammies on the couch with Mom days are the best!! Unplugging at its finest!
Totally agree! I’m glad your foot has been relatively pain free
I’m glad you had the chance to unplug as well!
It must be a mom-thing!
I can’t believe they ran out- shouldn’t they know how many people registered?
That sounds awesome, I love stuffed mushrooms!
Totally agree
ya you would think so, but apparently not. Maybe because they don’t close registration early enough and they already had a set amount of medals.
definitely not the best race in terms of logistics (especially the finish line)
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