I LOVE Thanksgiving. I love being home with my family, I love cooking all day, I love the food… most of all I love that every Thanksgiving feels pretty-much the same. Yes, every year is a little bit different — my first vegetarian Thanksgiving (2007), my first Thanksgiving as a college student (2008) and now my first Thanksgiving as a runner.
I had SO much fun at the Turkey Trot this morning. It was put on by the Howard County Striders , a great runners organization full of great people and …

Ah, finals week. No classes, but they’ve been replaced by the ever-present nagging voice telling us to study and write that one last pesky paper. A time for hiding out in the dorm and basking in quiet hours. And a time for going to Revolutionary Soup for a well-deserved study break. (And a break from O’Hill, too…) Only three days until I return home! I can’t wait to have a real kitchen again… although I’ll miss my suitemates and being on grounds. I love being around all these beautiful flowers …