Category Archives: Holidays

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Christmas 2010 Recap

Date: December 26, 2010 at 5:55 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 4

Is everyone all Christmas-ed out, yet? I’m not. But I am full from all the incredible goodies I’ve been stuffing my face with over the past few days. I’ve been neglecting a few of the usual Ali activities lately — [...]

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A Very Merry Christmas

Date: December 25, 2010 at 6:57 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 1

Merry Christmas, friends! ABS and I arrived safely in New Hampshire on Thursday night. My mom picked us up at the airport in Boston and — amazingly — we didn’t hit any traffic on the drive up to NH. Since [...]

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Ali Claus is Comin’ to Town

Date: December 23, 2010 at 11:04 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 4

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go! I made my list… I checked it twice. And then I stuffed everything into my suitcase. Look at all those presents! Yay! I am giddy with excitement about getting to New [...]

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Smiling’s My Favorite!

Date: December 22, 2010 at 9:16 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 2

I have some extra pep in my step today. Why, you ask? I just have a few hours of work to get through today and then ABS and I are on a plane to New Hampshire for Christmas! Well, we’ll [...]

Feeling Festive

Date: December 20, 2010 at 8:09 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 2

Up until today, I hadn’t been really feeling the holidays. It’s not that I don’t want to be in the Christmas spirit. But it hasn’t snowed yet in NYC, and I can’t find any of my favorite holiday tunes since [...]

Silly “Sweaters” and Lazy Sundays

Date: December 19, 2010 at 6:58 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 6

Last night, ABS and I were invited to an Ugly Christmas Sweater party. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit “over” this theme. Yes, it can be really fun. But we didn’t know the theme until the [...]

Was Today Productive?

Date: December 17, 2010 at 9:29 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 0

Not really. Hehe. But it’s OK. That being said, there’s not a whole lot to update you with. I ran 12+ miles this morning, feasted on a homemade pizza for lunch then ran some errands down in SoHo. After making [...]

Race Chatter

Date: December 15, 2010 at 9:41 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 3

Wow, I had no idea I’d stir up such a great conversation with this morning’s “Lottery Fail” post. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts on running, racing and getting involved with a charity. I’m nowhere near as bummed out [...]

3-Day Work Weeks

Date: December 14, 2010 at 9:10 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 7

I’ll admit it — I haven’t worked a whole lot in December. Don’t get me wrong: When I’m in the office, I’m making my hours count. I work my booty off, I’m productive and I truly enjoy what I do. [...]

The Gym Vs. Comfort Food

Date: December 13, 2010 at 8:56 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 7

First up, in case you missed it, here’s my guest post over at Leslie’s blog, And Her Little Dog Too. I wrote about “The Top 10 Worst Things That Can Happen During A Run” (and, of course, tackled how I [...]