Happy Monday! It’s the start of a short, holiday week so Monday doesn’t feel as rough. That, and I’m on vacation :) I’d like to think I brought some of the Florida weather to the Northeast because apparently it’s “not cold” this week. I beg to differ, but I’ll keep my complaints comments to myself.
I’m in New England on leg #1 of my weeklong trip around the Northeast. Boston –> Pennsylvania –> Rhode Island. I’m not sure how often I’ll have wi-fi, but right now (Sunday) I’m sitting in my hotel room, having just returned from breakfast, and just feel like chatting.
Going off the popular blogger theme: “If we were having tea this morning…”
If we were having tea this morning…I’d start off by talking about Boston. If my cold-weather-hating self could get past the temperature, I would be plotting my move to Boston. This is only my third time in Boston and, even though I didn’t do that much sightseeing, I got a traditional (yet modern) and homey vibe. I love the mix of historic buildings with contemporary apartments and restaurants. I can’t bring myself to look at the cost of living here, but I assume it’s expensive. Saturday night after dinner we went to the tree lighting at Faneuil Hall. With the weather, music, lights and confetti (as snow), it definitely felt like Christmas. Have you been to Boston?
Can you tell I’m cold? I look like I have antlers too.
If we were having tea this morning…I’d ask about your plans for Thanksgiving. This is actually the first Thanksgiving I will have ever celebrated with my mom’s side of the family. Thanksgiving has always been with my dad’s family and Christmas with my mom’s. My cousin on my mom’s side is getting married this weekend so it worked out best logistics wise to spend the holiday with that side of the family. How do you split time with family during holidays?
If we were having tea this morning…I’d confess that I hate Thanksgiving food. It’s a secret I normally keep to myself because I get a lot of wrath for it. Here’s the thing: I hate mushy foods. I just can’t deal with the texture! Mashed potatoes (sweet or regular) = mushy. Stuffing = mushy. Graving = mushy. I made sure that the turkey and salad/vegetable would be gluten-free, so I’ll be good to go. Do you like Thanksgiving food? What’s your favorite?
If we were having tea this morning…I’d talk about my marathon recovery. Last week was all about yoga, and I felt great. I’d by lying if I said I didn’t miss running last week, but the focus on cross-training seemed to have paid off. Yesterday I went for a short and slow 3 mile run and felt completely normal. I could have kept going but wanted to stop when I still felt strong. I’m going to continue short runs (aside from my annual Thanksgiving run with my dad) when I can squeeze in a workout, but other than that, I don’t know what will happen with exercise this week. Do you workout when traveling? During holidays?
So glad you are embracing the recovery time. Your body needs it, and will be thankful for all the yoga. I wish i could have embraced mine more, instead I have become obsessed with my hamstring. I think it is finally getting better. You are going to have a wonderful thanksgiving, it will be very special for you! Enjoy :)
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The recovery time has worked wonders. Go figure?! ;) I’m glad to hear your hamstring is feeling better.
Hahaha, mushy food! As a kid I HATED stuffing, but now I love it (my vegan GF stuffing that is!). But I’ll be staying in the dorm this year. My dad is coming down. We haven’t decided if we want to cook in the kitchen or go out to a restaurant….what ever we do, it will be….interesting….and kinda depressing, haha!
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Sorry about that, girl. But I’m glad you’ll have family with you! I’m sure a bunch of places have fancy Thanksgiving specials :)
Ahhhhh glad you’re loving Boston- and Yep, it’s extremely expensive. Aka why I’m not planning my move there anytime soon anymore. It is really warm for this time of year haha just wait until Thursday when it’s supposed to snow!
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I want to go back to Boston in the spring/summer! Yeah we ended up driving late last night to beat the snow. Would have been a travel nightmare!
So much going on this week! I’m from the Northeast but I feel you on the cold thing.. I am SUCH a baby! Haha. Never been to Boston, but would like to visit someday! I hope you have a great trip and a lovely Thanksgiving, even if you’re anti-mushy food :) I’m super excited for the holiday, even though I won’t be going home. I’m going to visit some friends in Los Angeles.. then home next month for Christmas! =)
I swear it took 1 month of living in Florida for my blood to thin. Ah I hope you’re loving California! I would LOVE to be there now :) :)
Mushy stuffing is my favorite part of Thanksgiving! But I can see how that wouldn’t appeal to some people. It’s seasonally warm here in Michigan too, but my coworkers from Texas still think it’s freezing. I’ll be working out this week since I have a training plan to stick to…if I was in recovery, I would probably take a few days off to relax.
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All of my family up here has been making fun of us for being “wimpy Floridians.” Good for your for sticking to your plan. Hope you get to still enjoy this time :)
I am with you on the mashed potatoes, stuffing & gravy. I’m not a fan of all three. In fact I could do without Thanksgiving dinner as well. Give me a pizza and I’d be set. Ha! Where exactly are you going in PA? I know there expecting to get some brutal weather where I’m from this week. Stay safe!!
One year (pre-celiac) I had pizza for dinner because I was complaining so much- oops! We just left PA (Easton) a day earlier than planned to beat the snow. So glad we did!