I think my best gift has been cold weather running gear; i didn't have any, and with a recent move north, it was necessary!

i'm glad that you finished your run! it sounds like a situation where you could have easily given up--but you didn't. way to go.

i did my undergraduate education at sewanee. the fog is a real part of life up on the domain. it dominates life from december to february. you need to go up there in the spring and see the daffodils blooming. its the bright light that gets everyone through the long winters.