Fruit, Vegetable, or Mineral?

While at lunch today, we were discussing one of my more favorite foods, the avocado.

What, besides being great for dips, omelets, and salad topings, exactly is an avocado? It has a pit, so it could be a fruit, but it's skin/texture makes it seem like it should be a vegetable. If you put the pit/seed in water it will grow roots (like a vegetable), but it grows on a tree, where most fruits grow. I decided to turn to trusty old wikipedia to help me out. Here is what they had to say...

The avocado (Persea americana), also known as palta or aguacate (Spanish), butter pearalligator pear, is a tree native to Mexico, Central American and South America classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The name "avocado" also refers to the fruit (technically a large berry) of the tree that contains a pit (hard seed casing) which may be egg-shaped or spherical. or

Avocados are a commercially valuable crop whose trees and fruit are cultivated in tropical climates throughout the world (and some temperate ones, such as California), producing a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting. Trees are partially self-pollinating and often are propogated through grafting to maintain a predictable quality and quantity of the fruit. After the seed is planted, it takes about two to six weeks to sprout.

So, fruit it is...thanks wikipedia!

In other news- the half marathon training is going well. I'm running in a 5K this weekend with Nick, Katie and Mike; I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Excited to run in the race, and nervous that I'll end up with a horrific time. Oh well, I guess I don't really care that much since it's my first one. I also bought my first pair of running tights (read: underarmour compression pants) yesterday at Sports Authority so that my legs will stay warm this weekend. I might try them out tonight- I haven't run outside in over a week, and since running on a treadmill isn't quite the same as running outside, I need to practice.

Oh, and, we're supposed to get 8 inches of snow tomorrow. Hooray. I'm secretly hoping that we have a snow day tomorrow (well, not really secret since everyone at the MOS has been openly talking about their desire for it to happen), the DVR needs my attention.