Happy Hanukkah!

Hanukkah is the celebration of a single day's worth of oil burning for 8 straight nights after the Maccabees reclaimed and rededicated the second temple on the temple mount in Jerusalem. A miracle that olive oil sufficient to keep the menorah for a single day burned for 8 days and nights until the return with more oil.

Today is the first night of Hanukkah this year. I have never celebrated Hanukkah, and am unlikely to light a menorah or spin a dreidel, but I am feeling the need for a miracle involving 8 days of energy burn out of one day's worth of energy! I ran 6 miles today and it felt like forever. Yeesh. Next up is 4-6 on Thursday and hopefully an 8-10 on Friday. Or maybe the reverse? Either way, I am dragging.

The feast of seven fishes will make its debut at our family Christmas eve celebration this year, thanks to my gluttony for punishment. Christmas day we will head to my husband's family for a couple of days, including his birthday next Tuesday...which he happens to share with our eldest, who will be 7! (My husband will still be old.)

Despite feeling daunted by running in 19* air, I am excited for the week! Happy Holidays to you and yours!