I hope you are having a great Sunday!
Brooke and I are celebrating our Thanksgiving together today because we won’t be together on Thanksgiving day.
It was almost too perfect that we found some turkeys do go stare at to start our T-day celebrations off right.
Enjoy the rest of the day and I’ll see you in the morning!
75 comments
HollieisFueledByLOLZ
Those turkeys could take out children.
Actually in the spirit of Thanksgiving I’ll tell you why Turkeys frighten me (and birds in general). When I was in Upstate, NY a friend of mine was cycling (about a 100 miles through the Adirondacks). A turkey began chasing him so much so that it knocked him off the bike. This was in a smaller town and it ended up stopping traffic around and no one would help him!
They also fly across the road at the level of my windshield and I’ve almost hit one because of it…anyways Turkeys are by far the scariest birds.
The Hungry Runner Girl
NO ONE WOULD HELP!?!? I don’t know what is worse… the turkeys or the people that didn’t stop! PS these turkeys were actually pretty scary too but Brooke still thought they were cool. Hope you are having a great day Hollie!
HollieisFueledByLOLZ
Turkeys are the land version of Sharks. ha
Have a great evening Janae!
Kristine
you are not alone…I am deathly afraid of birds!
Tiffany
I am scared of Ostriches! Those things are big and mean. I was chased by one once!
Leah @ Running with the Hayneses
Nothing to do with turkeys, but I know the feeling of being obviously in trouble and not having anyone help….I crashed my bike earlier this year on a fairly busy highway and literally laid on the side of the road for about 5 minutes before I had the strength to even stand up, and absolutely no one stopped to see if I was ok. I ended up having to get back on my back and ride home (thankfully only a mile) with a broke arm, sprained wrist and bashed knee!!!
Amy
My mom hit a turkey in the Adirondacks and it did $5k in damage to her car!
Keighty
That is AWFUL. And makes me hate humans. I’m so sorry. If I could go all Cher on you and turn back time, I’d totally go there and help. How terrible.
Jules
Lol I love the Cher reference!
Jules
That is awful that no one would stop! I remember studying crowd behaviors in a class and some of the case studies were situations just like that. If one person had stopped, I’m sure there would have been a few more stops just because someone was already there. I’m sorry – I would have stopped for you!
Nicole @Pink Elephant on Parade
The Birds helped me realize how dangerously threatening birds are… Rodents of the sky.
Cate
Turkeys are straight up MEAN, so I don’t feel badly eating them! :) I hope you had a great celebration with your family, Janae!
Kristine
Janae, I love your boots! Where did you get them? You and Brooke are the cutest ever. Enjoy your Thanksgiving together!
The Hungry Runner Girl
They are Steve Madden boots from Nordstrom:) Sure miss you!!! See you in March!
Lauren
Happy early Thanksgiving to you and Brookers!
The Hungry Runner Girl
Thanks Lauren!!!! Hope you are having a great day!
Elle
That means you will have her on Christmas right?!
The Hungry Runner Girl
YEP:)
Elise @ 9toFit.com
I love your bag
Leigha @ Minougirl
Looove the outfit! Happy Sunday Janae:)
Christina
Ahh so sweet! Happy thanksgiving!
Jaeme+randy
Those turkeys are named “thanksgiving” and “Christmas” in my parents neighborhood haha. I hope your thanksgiving with Brooke today is great!
The Hungry Runner Girl
HAHAH that is so awesome… thanks for letting me know! Will you be here for Christmas?!? We should do lunch!
Jaeme+randy
Yes I will be! That would be fun I will message you when I’m there and we can plan it :)
Susan
Glad you two got to celebrate together :) Cute outfit :)
Michelle @ A Healthy Mrs
Both you & Brooke look super stylish — great outfits!
Enjoy your Thanksgiving together :)
Jen@milesandblessings
COOL!!!!! Although I agree, unless it is dead on my plate…turkeys creep me out! By the way, I LOVE the boots. I only noticed because I am on a massive hunt for a cute pair of brown boots :)
Lauren @ LITP
That little pink skirt though! Brooke’s wardrobe FTW!
Heather @fitncookies
So glad you celebrated wit hher today and have her for Christmas!! Much better holiday :) I love your outfit! So adorable.. enjoy your day!
Miranda @ Lovely Wife Lovely Life
Oh I LOVE your outfit! And Brooke is adorable, as always <3 Have a fantastic Thanksgiving with her!!
Cecilia @MommiesRun
Happy Brooksgiving!
The Hungry Runner Girl
HAHA this made me so happy:) I might have to call it that form here on out!
Jena
I think Brooke and I have the same sweatshirt! haha :)
Losing Lindy
Happy Thanksgiving, remember chin up, it is all for Brooke.
If you are in Chicago for Thanksgiving, let me know ;) I know you won’t be..but just sayin ;)
Stefanie
She took her hat off?!! hahah. Also, I love your handbag, michael kors?! Hope you had a super awesome rest day …I sure did enjoy this day of rest too but excited for the new week!
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles
I hope you and Brooke are having a beautiful Thanksgiving!
Sanaz@Run for Cake
You two are so cute it hurts! I know I keep saying it but I could just eat her up she is so cute! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and for real, how many people can say they saw a Turkey (one that was alive) on Thanksgiving?
Ashley
LOVE your outfit! And Happy Mom-Brooke Thanksgiving :) Have an amazing day!
Laura
Love Brooke’s skirt! Those turkeys are enormous!! Have a great early thanksgiving!!
J @ unnaturellerunner
This is my first year doing the divided holidays. It’s hard! I have Thanksgiving, which means it’s going to be a sad Christmas morning. Hope you two enjoyed your day together!
Jill
Where did you get that cute bag?
The Hungry Runner Girl
Ill link it in the morning post!
Megan
I just read Hollies comment and it reminded me of getting chased by a massive dog a few years ago and his owner was just standing in the driveway and I SCREAMED some choice words at him and he had the audacity to flick ME off. I was not pleased. I love dogs, heck I have a German Shepherd, but no one should ever feel intimidated by someone else’s dog. Oye.
Hope your early turkey day is a blast!
Leah @ Running with the Hayneses
When we were little my parents took us to see a turkey that a neighbor was raising, and the turkey walked right up to my brother and pecked him in the eye!!!!
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-you two are the cutest mother and daughter combo ever! I adore your outfit..boots, skirt, shirt…amazing!
Real turkeys frighten me…one time I got chased by one while out running….now the FEAR is always there!!!
Enjoy your thanksgiving with Brooke!:)
Katie Did What
Aww you two are both so cute!! LOVE your bag! And Brooke’s skirt! And I agree with the above commenters- turkeys are scary creatures.
xo
Emily
It makes my heart hurt that you will be away from Brooke on Thanksgiving. I don’t even know you personally, but just from reading the last few months, I know how much you love that little girl.
Also- the story of the turkeys attacking- SCARY!
april
you and brooke both look SO cute – i really love your boots! i’m glad you got to celebrate an early thanksgiving with her :) hope you had lots of pumpkin pie & ice cream! <3
Cassie
Yes!! Please link your purse and boots in your morning post!! :) love them both
How perfect y’all saw turkey’s! Love your blog ;)
The Hungry Runner Girl
Thank you!!!! I will!
Caroline
at least that means you get to celebrate two Thanksgivings?! trying to find the silver linings :)
Robyn
So cute- have a lovely day lady x
MILF Runner
What I’ve learned in my long and “blended” life is that it’s just a day. Making the FEELING happen is what’s most important. You’re a wonderful mom and a good person.
Doni
Exactly! The date itself doesn’t matter. You could celebrate Thanksgiving in July as long as it’s about family and friends (and really good food :) ) and being grateful. We have birthday weeks — which takes the pressure of any one day and makes for a very fun week.
Rachel
Everything about your outfit is perfect! So adorable. And of course, everything about Brooke’s outfit is perfect too.
Happiest of Thanksgivings to you and Brooke. I hope it was the best ever!
Niki
Enjoy your Thanksgiving together!
Sara @ LovingOnTheRun
Awww enjoy your Thanksgiving together! :)
Livi
she is so precious!! that pink skirt…too much!
Debbie @ Deb Runs
Those white turkeys are pretty cool looking! Hope you had a great early Thanksgiving celebration with Brooke!
Lauren @Will Run for Boston
How perfect that you guys found some turkeys! Brooke must be very brave – those turkeys are ginormous!
Megan
Those turkeys are huge, yet beautiful, yet kinda scary!!
I agree w/ everyone: cute outfit!!
Carolyn
Holy crow, is that a bubble skirt Brooke is wearing?
Laura
These look like Royal Palm turkeys – a critically rare breed of turkey known to be less aggressive than others. Just wanting to defend what I think is a beautiful bird! Although I agree, many turkeys are just wicked…
Ganeeban
Love your bag & shoes!
BriAnne
Okay that picture of you and Brooke looks like a picture in a magazine! Love it! You are such a good mom to create such great moments for Brooke. You are in my prayers
Michelle @ Scentsy Independent Consultant
Omg Brooke’s skirt. Adorable!
Have a great thanksgiving celebration with Brooke!
Alyssa @ See This Girl Run
There are wild turkeys who wander my parents’ neighborhood and one of them charged at my mom when she stopped in her car to take a picture of them once. Scary birds.
Kari @ Running Ricig
I can only imagine Brooke’s reaction to those turkeys! We get them around here all the time and they are nuts and so loud!
Niki
That’s awesome you saw turkey’s on “your” Thanksgiving. Careful- Brooke might want one of those next :)
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Martin
I’m amazed that aynnoe is even aware of Thanksgiving outside of the US, Geoff, although I guess the ex-pats do their bit and their best to keep it alive. I used to stage Thanksgiving dinners in France when I lived there biggest problem was that it wasn’t the season for turkeys there (I was still eating them then). In France turkeys are for Christmas and that’s The Rule. No favorite Thanksgiving flick I couldn’t stand all of the hyper-chatter in H and Her Sisters (as with most Woody Allen movies), so I never got past the first few minutes before I zoned out and fell asleep. I should try again, because maybe that was only the way it seemed back then and maybe it would seem different now.
Amy
I totally PR’d on a 10k yesterday in 18 degree weather – sidenote: there were turkeys crossing the road at about the 4 mile mark – totally creepy. In other news, Brooke’s skirt is totally adorbs.
Michele @ Nycrunningmama
I’m sure you are having a hard time since you won’t be with Brooke on Thanksgiving. My sister doesn’t spend the day with her daughter either and we celebrate as a family on Sunday – it has become our holiday. It’s just a day on the calendar and for us, that day is now Sunday =)
PS. There are wild turkeys on Staten Island. My mom often has groups of turkeys in front of her house at all hours of the day. Crazy!!
Natalie Ririe
Bet those cute little are not going to be nearly as feathery and happy come Thursday! Bless our dinners!
amy
Hugs for you! You are a sweet mommy.
Kay
Aw I love Brooke’s outfit!