Well, what would a trip for me be if I didn’t leave my laptop somewhere? I know none of you are surprised. In fact, I’m betting that many of you suspected it when I hadn’t posted for awhile. Or maybe you just thought I’d gone on another non-running/cake eating/coffee drinking bender.

Alas, no. There was much running over the holidays, but not because I was super motivated. Rather, it was because of these people:

They wanted to run to the top of a mountain, and wouldn’t take “NO!” for an answer. And, on the very far left, in the black ski cap, is my precious son, who also wanted to run to the top of a mountain.

In other words, I had to.

So, I did. Or, we did.

And we were rewarded with this:

On Christmas Eve morning, nonetheless. Pretty much worth it, I would say.

And on New Year’s Eve morning, as retribution loving repayment, I coerced convinced many of those same people to run for 6 hours with me around a half mile loop. Ah, Christmas, the season of giving.

But just so you don’t think it was all run, no fun, rest assured that we take our entertainment seriously in my family. And sometimes costumes are involved.

Such as, Santa Beards.

And Elf Caps.

And Spirit Hoods.

And these aren’t even the people who received the Spirit Hoods as presents. Yes, there was a little pre-Christmas gift modeling. And mocking.

So, basically, this Christmas, while no different than many others – forgetting things, running a lot, dancing in random garb, and joyously laughing and eating with family and friends – was one of the most fun because it was…just like so many of the other wonderful Christmases.

Hope y’all had a fantastic holiday!

Happy Running!

Tagged as: 6 hour, Christmas, costumes, Elf Hats, family, Mt. Cristo Rey, New Year's Eve, running group, Santa Beards, Spirit Hoods