Happy Tuesday!! Everyone at school was saying today is basically Friday, since we are officially on Thanksgiving break. 
This weekend was the leadership retreat I went to called Snowball. I had a wonderful time! I got to meet so many inspiring people and my small group got really close. I’m going to try out for a leadership position for the next outing. I left early Friday morning and came back late Saturday night.
This weekend I ate tons of Spaghetti Squash. After I cut the thing up. It seriously took my mom and me 20 minutes of struggling to cut the thing in half to cook it. Any advice on making it easier?? 
I also tried something new: Making my own Salad Dressing!
I used the recipe for a lemon vinaigrette from 100 Days of Real Food’s facebook page.
The verdict? Delicious. I love how easy it was to make. I’ll be making dressing again. No more buying for this girl.. At least for now 
Sunday, I had been planning to run, since I have a 5k on Thanksgiving morning. However, I woke up to this kind of weather….
Ummmm 12 degrees?? No way I was going outside! I waited until 1:00 to see if it would really warm up.
I had plenty to do, though! I had a crazy amount of homework. I feel like I worked all day and still didn’t finish everything! 
At least I had Andrew to help me with math. Pre-Calc will be the death of me. Why am I taking Pre-Calc if I’m not planning on taking calculus…
Anyway, 1:00 rolled around and it was 22 degrees so I decided to put on my big girl pants and run. I couldn’t feel my fingers or toes until the 2nd mile, but once I got going it felt good. I had planned on doing 3 but ended up doing a little bit over four. Nice and easy pace in the cold.
I realized about halfway through my run that it had been 3 weeks since I last ran at all! I had my break for the year, haha. Not even going to feel guilty. I know I’ll get back into shape soon. Winter running starts January 9th. In addition to that..
I am going to go Streaking! I think I want to do the Runner’s World Holiday Running streak. It’s basically a mile each day between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. (Since I’m going on a band trip to New Orleans, I may make it Christmas instead.) I was inspired by Instagram:
Today I went out for a quick easy run after school.
I wore my ninja outfit. 
I just feel 100 times cooler dressed as a ninja.
Anyway, I’m off to see my cousin from Indiana and then to write a 4 page paper on the Rhetoric of The Things They Carried… It’s due tomorrow at midnight. Thanks technology. If I lived before internet it would have to be due Monday…
Do you have any fun running outfits? Will you be streaking as well? Do your teachers make you turn things in online? Most importantly, how on earth do you cut your spaghetti squash?
Smile Mile Girl 
I’ve never tried spaghetti squash (gasp! it’s true…) It looks good!! I hope someone can chine in with some good advice there on cutting it! I do think I am going to streak as well. I wasn’t going to, but I’ve been feeling the peer pressure… 🙂 Good luck on your 5k!
Thank you!! (:
My mom and I tried spaghetti squash but we had a bad recipe and undercooked the squash and it tasted horrible 😦 I was frustrated since it took 20 minutes to cut up the thing, like you said! I ❤ your ninja outfit!
That really stinks because when it’s cooked right it’s great!! just too hard to cut the thing up. Thanks Miranda!! (:
You are so pretty! I love your ninja outfit 🙂
I wish I could streak – I can’t even run a lap of the track without pain, so I will wait on the streaking. Boo. 😦
Aw Liz!! I really hope you feel better soon! I’ve missed your blog posts but I know how busy it gets with school.
Homemade salad dressing seriously makes all the difference in the world! It’s SO good! Maybe try microwaving the squash for a few minutes to soften it up? I think I’ve done that before. Just so we’re clear-this streaking you’re talking of-you don’t mean the kind without clothes, right? And in 12 degress-yeesh!
I’ll have to try the microwave trick! Thanks (: and don’t worry- this is 100% clothed!! Lots of clothes!!
I made spaghetti squash ONCE.. it was so bitter! But I baked it first then cut it after and it went right through! I would love to try streaking. A mile is such a small part of your day you don’t have an excuse not to run!
Gosh, it seems like nobody has any luck with spaghetti squash! 😦 That’s exactly why I decided to do it this year! (:
I love your ninja outfit! I am SUCH a wimp when it comes to running in the cold – and good job for not feeling guilty about the 3 week break, you needed it!! :))
Thanks, and meee tooo!! But the more I do it the easier it is (:
Wow, that’s really cold! I’m assuming it’s in Farenheit and we basically have the same temperature here, except it’s in Celsius. Serious props to you for running in this kind of weather not to mention streaking! When it’s cold out, I basically just hide at home instead of going out and braving the cold. yeah, i’m a wuss. 😛
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Yes, Fahrenheit! I should probably clarify that (: I hope I can get all the way through this streak!! Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving as well (:
I’ve been loving spaghetti squash lately! So weird, but I totally had one this past week myself. I couldn’t get the thing cut open for ages, but finally I got my brother and he did it without even trying. Ugh boys. I love your ninja outfit! I’m super weird when it comes to running in the cold. If it’s not below 30, I still wear shorts. 22 degrees definitley calls for some warmer gear though! I love the idea of the holiday running streak! I got a little nervous when I saw your title and thought you might be actually streaking. Whew. Hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving! I’m SO glad you’re back to blogging!
Dang, I need to have Andrew come over to do these things for me, haha! I can’t believe you wear shorts- you’re brave!!