"Oh Pecan Pie, Oh Pecan Pie - How Lovely are your pecans" (to the tune of O Christmas Tree)

This jingle, composed and performed by Pete Philbrick on a Thanksgiving dinner walk-it-off, is proof that yes, you can dubsmash holiday vibes and yes, caroling on Thanksgiving should be a thing and yes, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah/Christmas/Kwanzaa are super close to each other this year so yes, we should totally stack our mega-fun holiday-themed events on back-to-back weekends as well. Dope wisdom Pete!

First of all, I'm happy to report that everyone that ran the Gravy Gulp 1-mile challenge on Thanksgiving did qualify for a finish by keeping the gravy, cranberries, eggnog, and pumpkin consumed over that 1-mile inside of their body - congrats gang! The Golden Ladle winners are pictured below and, for the rest of us who played in the snow and witnessed their courageous feat of gastric fortitude, we just wish we had ladles for all participants. You earned it.

Still glowing like the sugary glaze in most of our food this past weekend, we're using that extra fuel to get hyped for the 2nd Annual Jingle Jolly 5k run/walk this Saturday night. Evan and I host it at our house which is strategically placed exactly 1.5 miles from the famous Cherry Ln. Christmas light display. Participants will (informally) be jingled off the start line for an out-and-back with the course taking you down both Cherry Ln. and Greystone Ct. to check out the mega-displays of lights on foot. There is no registration, no timing, no winners or DFL, and after the 'race' we will be projecting Christmas movies, warming up around a fire pit, and serving homemade chili, bread, cider, and sweets. Think of it as a community holiday party with other runners. This is our way to say thank you for an epic year of friendship from the Woodlands and Women of Woodlands running crew. Bring your family, friends, that cute guy or gal at the office you've been trying to talk to but get really awkward and sweaty when you see them and join us on Saturday night. Check out the link HERE to RSVP and for details.

We hope this week brings moments of childlike play and silliness!

The Inaugural Gravy Gulp 1-Mile Challenge Champions and Golden Ladle Awardees: Heather Johnson (W) and Bob Julian (M). Congrats?