What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.

Its quite a weird to have no homework that I have to do.  Ever since starting middle school I always had reading or projects over christmas and summer break.  And even this summer I had a summer reading book, so this winter break is the first time in a long time I have NO WORK TO DO!

Tuesday morning I woke up at 8am for about thirty minutes then went back to sleep until 10am!! Ahh that was much needed sleep!  Then I went to arbor hills to do my workout.  It is so hard to motivate myself to get out and do workout EVERYDAY without my team.  My team would always push and encourage me and practicing with a group makes the run so much easier then when you have to do it alone.  Today was rough having to do it alone but I did it.  I had a 12 minute warm up, 3 by 10 minute intervals with 2 minutes rest in between.  Then i had hill sprints.  Then a 12 minute cool down.  I also did some abs since i missed abs monday!  Then I came home to eat lunch and take a little rest and down time but then it was back out for a 15 minute run in the afternoon.  Oh how i dread two a days it seems to take up the whole day since you cant do much in between and then you have to shower twice, use up two pairs of clothes, and eat a healthy lunch so it doesnt mess up your stomach for the second workout.  Its such a pain :(.  I just started double runs for my two a days.  I used to bike all cross country season for my second workout along with weights but now i'm starting to run to get more miles in to prepare for the 10k.  Tomorrow I think I am going to work out with Jessica, a girl from high school so hopefully that will make workout easier since I will have someone else there with me even though we have different training schedules since she is a sprinter.

Then Tuesday I went to work at the day care.  It was fun to see all the kids again, I felt loved because even kids that had no idea who I was acted like they had known me for years!  I will work two more days in January.  Its good to be making a little extra Christmas cash, but now I just need to find the gifts to use the cash on! I still have to shop for friends and my brother and dad.  Mom is always the easiest because we have such similar tastes.

Tuesday dinner we had grilled chicken with salad and couscous.  Yum! A simple/ original dinner but defiantly one of my favorites.  Couscous is something new I am trying and I like it!  I thought I would since I love pasta and rice.  I keep trying new things to put in it like today I put some shrimp, mushrooms, and cilantro.

Now I am watching THE GRINCH! I have been wanting to watch this movie for so long and it is finally on TV!  Such a classic.  The title of this blog is a quote from the grinch.

Just Remember: Dont be a grinch this Christmas.  Whether you are home for the holidays, have family in town, or are doing nothing at all.  Make something out of the holiday season.  Even if you are just relaxing at home enjoy relaxing and make the others around you feel happy by being around you.  Isnt that the best gift anyways, the gift of happiness.  I think so.  "What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."  Christmas doesn't come from a store, its not the presents per say, its the laughter, and feeling of happiness you give to the person receiving the present.  Fill this Christmas with good memories, happiness, and energy to get you through 2011.  I know I need the energy part!  I don't know how I am going to get though non-stop track and school, then training and work for summer break, then cross country and school again.  Is it sad that I cant wait already for next Christmas break?