A New Christmas Tradition?

Well, it's a wrap. Nine half and two marathons for 2017. Plus some 5k's, 10K's etc. thrown in for fun. I don't know how many years I can keep doing this, but have seven half's and one full lined up for 2018.

Every year since we have been married, we have placed a hat on the Christmas tree. (Short story: we were so poor our first Christmas together, the tree was a scrub that fit on the kitchen table and all ornaments were hand made. The tree was topped with my "cowboy" hat since Lynn had married a farm boy from Arkansas.) In the 40 plus years since,  the hat identified with a significant event of the year (baby bonnets, grand baby bonnets, race hats, vacation hats, kids sports hats, yada, yada).

This year marks the first time I have run more than one marathon in the same year--and with the half finisher medals--too much for the family tree (usual there is only one or two to place on the back side!) So, the runs got their own tree. What a hoot.

If we do it again, I am going to make it a family tradition and have everyone put all their finisher medals on it. I think that would be pretty cool...