On the back burner

Hello All! I hope all of you who celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful holiday! I have some new and yummy posts for the future, but lately my blog has been left on the back burner because life keeps getting in the way! Here is a quick recap of what has been happening lately. 

On Thanksgiving day, at 8:30am I ran my first 5k! The race has become a popular pre-thanksgiving tradition in my town, and thousands of people were running it! It was unbelievably cold, but I am so proud of myself for doing it. I finished in 33:24, giving me an average pace of just over 11 minutes. I had never run the entire course before and was shocked to find that the hills people were warning me about were no joke! I'm just glad that the road wasn't slippery.

after the race!

After the race I enjoyed Thanksgiving with Chris and his family. It was a wonderful time with excellent food and amazing company. I regrettably didn't have my camera for the occasion, but believe me, everything was delicious (and delicious looking). 

Yesterday on my Mom's 48th Birthday, My Grandmother passed away. She was 87 years old. She had been struggling for a while, and was dealing with a multitude of issues. Her body was tired and couldn't function the way it needed too. I saw her on the 26th and believe that she knew I was there. She was in so much discomfort these past few weeks, so I am happy that she is no longer in pain. 

Me & My grandparents, circa 1990

In exactly one week, I will be graduating with my Bachelors degree. I am so happy that this day is FINALLY here. I am eager to walk across that stage and smile (and hopefully not trip). I have applied for graduate school, so now all I do is wait, and hopefully this spring semester I will jump right back into the college sphere and continue working towards my goal of being a Librarian.

So, thats how things are going for me! How are you doing?