Heather and I went to see the Christmas Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo. Chuck and Carolyn Downs gave us this date as a gift – they watched the twins and gave me some spending money. Now that’s a Date! It was a wonderful night from start to finish – Buca di Beppo for dinner, the Zoo, and then a drive down Michigan Ave’s Magnificent Mile. Heather is the perfect wife and we had a great time.

At the zoo, we were greeted by a photographer under a canopy of trickling icicle lights. An ice carver was busy finishing a tiger, caribou, and bison. We wandered through arches of lights, danced in time with the lights and music, and sang loudly off key.

Heather and I joined approximately 1200 other people for the annual Turkey Trot at Lippold Park, sponsored by the Hillstriders Running Club and The Running Depot. We took our cans of chicken noodle soup and registered.

This was Heather’s first race experience and she writes, “I looked up and saw the purple martin bird house on the course. I realized that I suddenly was half way through the race and I was still running. I didn’t dare stop for fear of being trampled by those behind me. Eventually, I did take a breather but finished at 35:40.”

Heather and I ran together for the first half mile. My time was 26:30.