MINI Christmas Party!

It was a MINI Christmas Party at the local Chuck-A-Rama Buffet today! I'll admit it, I LOVE their SCONES! We have been slacking on the monthly rallies, so it was good seeing old friends and meeting new ones. The white elephant gift exchange was hilarious; we came home with a talking "Hot Alert Button" (see below for a visual).

MINIs at the Chuck-A-Rama!

More MINIs!

HOT ALERT!

John (MiniMax) and Joe.

Me and Trish.

Port O' Call

We couldn't miss out on being with friends and seeing the Hard Rockin Johnsons play at Port O ' Call on Saturday, so... after some 8-hour Tylenol we were able to make it to the club. The company was great and the band did an awesome job entertaining the crowd. The band sang Nickelback's 'Rockstar' - loved it! Kandi advised me to watch the music video; needless to say, I then purchased it on iTunes.

Yep, we are dorks!
Everyone was told to show some devil-horns, so we did our best!

GIRLIE PICTURE!

18 MILES

It was another snowy Saturday for our Team-In-Training run. Although this Saturday's run was longer than the previous one, the snow was wetter and therefore, easier on the feet. Soggy socks definitely beat trudging through the thick-heavy snow!

Sugar House Park @ 7:45 a.m.
(They moved our starting time to almost an hour later - yeah!)

Our meeting spot was being snowplowed when we arrived, so all of the runners had to wait in a line before entering the parking lot.
(That's a lot of cold ducks on the pond!)

Come on Ken! We are only half way done!

Ken at the City Creek Canyon hydration stop.

16 MILES

Winter has arrived! Today we ran 16-miles along the Jordan River Parkway Trail. It was a difficult run in the snow. At the end of our run there was a buildup of 6-inches on the ground! Our Team-In-Training group was not the only ones on the trail this morning; the trail was also in use by other crazy runners, what appeared to be a Boy Scout Troop, and a cross-country skier.

On our way to do some running!

A quick photo of some ducks that were near one of our hydration stations.

I had ice crystals on my eyelashes!

Ken, The Snowman. By the time I took this photo, most of the snow he had on top of his head had already melted away.

Me and fellow teammate, Lynor, after the run.

Festival of Trees

Friday we checked out the Festival of Trees! There was plenty to see and the crowds of people were not too bad. Below are some of our favorite Gingerbread houses/trees and some additional trees that made us think of friends/family.

Disney Ratatouille Bistro Gingerbread!

Wizard and dragon Gingerbread.

Care Bear Tree - I think that is a Sunshine Bear on the Tree!

Upside Down Tree - strange.

Superman Tree - Ken and Larry were really hamming it up for this photo.

Giraffe Tree - I am not sure which tree is more strange, the Giraffe Tree or the Upside Down Tree...

Wire Tree - the Manly Man Tree?

Raider Tree - this one's for you Mr. Moon!

Geek Tree - yes, all you fellow N-E-R-D-S, that is the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701-E, Soverign Class, as the tree topper!
This tree also had CAT5 cable for garland.