I made my yummy sweet

I made my yummy sweet potatoes for the Christmas luncheon we had at work today. There’s not a speck left, so I’ll take that as a sign that people liked them. We had the lunch early this year because everyone will be busy for the next few weeks with…a space shuttle mission! We’re scheduled to launch on Thursday night.
No running for me tonight, since I’m doing the Reindeer Run tomorrow morning. This is one of my favorite races of the year — great course (pretty Nassau Bay neighborhood), great organization (On The Run), and usually great weather (tomorrow looks to be clear and cold). If you’re not doing anything in the morning and want to do a 5K, think about heading down to Clear Lake and joining me, Jose (who I’ll be pacing), Debbie, Gavin, Gavin’s dad, and Joe! Race starts at Christus St. John’s in Nassau Bay at 8 a.m. Dress warmly!
I totally didn’t have enough clothes to run outside last night in the 26 degree wind chill, so I headed indoors. All the treadmills were full when I walked in and I wasn’t feeling that motivated to run anyway, so I did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine instead while watching HGTV. Yes, HGTV. I don’t know why they keep HGTV on in the gym (and refuse to change the channel, as Becca so often points out), but last night it was actually entertaining. They were showing $400,000 homes in various cities. Like: in Manhattan, $400,000 buys you a 450 square foot condo on the 23rd floor with a nice view of the Chrysler building. In Kansas City, it buys you a 1800 square foot condo in the trendy Plaza district. In Denver, it buys you a duplex in the Platt Park neighborhood. In Seattle, it buys a tiny Capitol Hill townhouse. They also showed what kind of amenities and upgrades inside the house you get for that money. So now I know what I can get for $400,000…..I just have to find that much money!