If by feeling jolly I mean full of holiday events and (of course) sugar, then the title of this post is true. We had 3 different holiday concerts this week – each of the kids put on a holiday performance, AND I went on a cookie-baking spree this week/over the weekend and I am so full of sugar that I don’t know if it’s a good or a bad thing!
Here’s some of what I made:

Thankfully, I have running to balance (?) it all out. And weight lifting. I’m still doing my weight training and keeping up with my mileage, and have been lucky to feel good since my broken toe in September. As the year winds down, I’m grateful to at least be injury free for now, and feeling stronger than I was this time last year.
Here’s how the week went:
