Every Friday, three DC area bloggers Mary at Mar On the Run, Cynthia at You Signed Up For What?! and Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC to host the Friday Five linkup. Anyone can join with their own Friday Five post (yes, it must be a Friday Five!!) They encourage you to visit other blogs on the linkup, comment, share and engage!
This week, the theme is Holiday Traditions:
Here are five of my favorite traditions:
1. Running through the Lights in the Park
It is a mile from where I work so I try to run here after work as many times as I can (including a 5k race).
2. Decorating with Snowmen
I am Jewish and my hubby is Catholic. Snowmen are non-denominational so it works for us. I love them and they are so cute!
3. Lighting the Menorah
I was raised very religious but I am no longer. I do enjoy eating latkes and lighting the Menorah to celebrate Chanukah..
I accidentally deleted the photo that I took last night.
4. Bringing Gifts to my mentee’s sons
I don’t have any grandkids so I love to spend Christmas morning at Amanda’s (the girl I used to mentor.)
5. Going to the Movies on Christmas Day
After seeing my mentee and then having dinner with my mother-in-law & stepsons, we always go to the movies to see a movie that opens on Christmas Day. This year, I hope to see….
Unfortunately, I can only mention 5 but runner’s up are: Christmas parties, baking cookies, visiting NYC.
Happy Running! What are your holiday traditions?
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I love your snowmen. I have quite a few myself. If I had those lights to run through, I’d probably run every day. Enjoy your weekend!
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Oh, my gosh, Darlene…I can’t WAIT to see Unbroken! That may be the highlight of my holiday! 🙂 I’ll be thinking of you while I’m there. I love these light displays; I think it’s so nice that you are able to enjoy them during your run. Hope you have a great weekend & I look forward to hearing all about it!
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visiting NYC!!! yay. 🙂
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and seeing you!!
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We do light the candles every night (except last night since we weren’t home). Sometimes I do latkes, sometimes not . . . we’ll see. As I said, my husband got grumpy about movies on Christmas Day when everyone started to do it, but Unbroken is definitely at the top of my list (although he might lean toward American Sniper). And planning to see Wild with some girlfriends sometime after Christmas.
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My hubby wants to see American Sniper too and I hope to Wild.
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We have gone to see a movie in the past Christmas Day but the last few yrs it is hard to do and still see the rest of the family since I only have limited time to spend with them due to work schedule. That movie looks good. I heard the book was great.
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Gorgeous Lights in the Park! I am hoping to catch a movie Christmas Day or the day after.
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I love seeing the lights this time of year while I am out on my runs as well, it’s nice to have something special to see during these cold months!
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i’ve loved seeing all the holiday lights here in dc – it’s so fun. have a wonderful holiday!
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