Anyway, last Thursday we celebrated Christmas with my in-laws since they are going to be gone for the holidays. I made Santa hat cupcakes which I thought turned out really cute.
Then on Saturday we had dinner with some friends and I decided to make reindeer cake pops (Hey Nicole... if you are reading this, they weren't too hard, but man... I have a long way to go to make mine look as amazing as yours!!!). Fun little holiday treat and I was pretty darn impressed with myself because my baking skills usually including breaking apart the squares of cookie dough and placing them on a cookie sheet! :)
Our family has started a tradition of getting together at the Columbus Zoo before the holidays and going to the WildLights. Basically, our amazing zoo transforms for the holidays with nearly 3 million led lights. It's pretty amazing and we always have fun getting a hot chocolate and walking around the zoo at dark, and then going out for dinner as a group. It's things like this that I'm really going to miss when I move, although I might have to make a special trip back in December to keep this tradition going (that is, unless I'm home for the holidays!!!)
Speaking of Atlanta. We put an offer in on a house last week. It didn't work out. We think that the lady selling the house was using the offer against another buyer as leverage. I feel like we got played. Guess it wasn't meant to me. Our search continues. As of 1/20, we're going to be homeless unless we find something so keep us in your thoughts.
Lastly, I have decided not to do the Goofy Challenge. I actually decided a little while ago just based on the busy time of year for us. We never imagined that we'd be moving when we signed up. The race is the weekend of 1/7 and we are closing on our house here in Delaware on 1/13. We had already shortened the trip from six days to three a few months back, but the more we thought about it, the more we realized the timing couldn't be worse. Tom's coming off an amazing running year, but I think he's a bit burnt out (he ran six full marathons this season, PRing by over 25 minutes, did a full 140.6, and then ran across the country in 16 days!), I never really got my groove back after my accident and we know that 2012 will give us a lot of opportunity to do new things. Coach Sharpie has a lot in store for me so she was happy with my decision! It's not to say I will never do it, but 2012 just isn't my year.
Hope you all have a fabulous holiday. Remember what this time of year is all about...
