It's fortunate for this catching-up process that I've been a little more faithful in blogging at my weight-loss site, www.SparkPeople.com. I'm copying these blogs almost verbatim from there in the interest of getting done and on to the interesting events of this past week. This is the account of our Thanksgiving trip.
And here's how it looked in the kitchen (nine visible, at least two behind me and myself, as well as three dogs underfoot somewhere):
This is really a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday as everyone brought at least one of their favorite Thanksgiving dishes. My sister-in-law is a fabulous cook, and her friends aren't too shabby. True to my habit for the past few years I skipped anything that wasn't one of MY absolute favorites, and had just a bite or two of each thing that was. I especially liked the fresh green beans and a mashed rutabaga dish became a new favorite. Of course the turkey, dressing and giblet gravy, some cranberry relish, just a taste of a sweet potato casserole (only because it had pecans on top) and corn pudding (only because my niece made it) and a devilled egg with jalapenos after Budd recommended them. A sliver each of pumpkin and pecan pie rounded out the meal after it had settled for several hours. I left behind several different varieties of stuffing, the mashed potatoes, most of the appetizers and several other kinds of pies, and didn't miss any of them at all.
I do have to back up and mention that as he showed us to the guest room, my brother, an avid Dallas Cowboys fan, remarked that he hoped it was ok if he put us in the room that he kept as a kind of memorial. Since I was looking at a picture of my father in his Coast Guard uniform on the dressing table when my brother said that, I made an assumption about the subject of the memorial room that soon proved to be mistaken. Looking up, I saw that he had taped up Cowboys logos and slogans all over the room, including on the tv and the headboard! It was all in honor of my husband, an avid Redskins fan. Later I returned to the room for some reason and found all the Cowboys logos gone, and a Redskins one taped on the headboard. Too funny!
The next day my sister-in-law insisted that I go and pamper myself because I had asked her where I might get a facial. Except for a miscommunication about how long things would take that made me miss lunch with the family, I loved my spa day. I had a massage, facial and manicure. Visited the rest of the afternoon with my mother, and then we went to dinner and a Los Lonely Boys concert with my brother and SIL. We had two standing tickets and four seats for six of us, and most of the seats went begging as we all stood and danced in place for two hours! Those guys put on a great show.
Next day found us packing to leave, but SIL made a wonderful pancake breakfast with oatmeal, banana and pecan pancakes. She also took me shopping in her closet, so I have four new-to-me tops and a pair of size 14 jeans that are well on the way to too loose, yay! Our last act before saying goodbye and getting in the car was to take the Redskins logo from the headboard and tape it, logo side out, in the window where passers-by could see it. But, fearful that my brother's house would get egged or tp'd, I whispered to my SIL what we had done, and drew a chuckle.
We spent the night in Odessa, TX and the next day we shopped for groceries at Walmart after eating at a breakfast place that must have been the only one in town, from the crowds. I also bought a pair of brown leggings to go with one of the tops, and a warmer coat, since all my coats are in storage in Utah because we didn't get to go home for winter clothes before coming down here. Loading our week's groceries in the trunk, we made it on home before dark.
The next day my sister-in-law insisted that I go and pamper myself because I had asked her where I might get a facial. Except for a miscommunication about how long things would take that made me miss lunch with the family, I loved my spa day. I had a massage, facial and manicure. Visited the rest of the afternoon with my mother, and then we went to dinner and a Los Lonely Boys concert with my brother and SIL. We had two standing tickets and four seats for six of us, and most of the seats went begging as we all stood and danced in place for two hours! Those guys put on a great show.
Next day found us packing to leave, but SIL made a wonderful pancake breakfast with oatmeal, banana and pecan pancakes. She also took me shopping in her closet, so I have four new-to-me tops and a pair of size 14 jeans that are well on the way to too loose, yay! Our last act before saying goodbye and getting in the car was to take the Redskins logo from the headboard and tape it, logo side out, in the window where passers-by could see it. But, fearful that my brother's house would get egged or tp'd, I whispered to my SIL what we had done, and drew a chuckle.
We spent the night in Odessa, TX and the next day we shopped for groceries at Walmart after eating at a breakfast place that must have been the only one in town, from the crowds. I also bought a pair of brown leggings to go with one of the tops, and a warmer coat, since all my coats are in storage in Utah because we didn't get to go home for winter clothes before coming down here. Loading our week's groceries in the trunk, we made it on home before dark.
I opened my email program and found an email from my brother: Your nefarious plot has been foiled. We found what you had done and removed it before our homeowner's association took offense. LOL! Unfortunately, before the week was out, their rivalry escalated when the Mavs beat the Jazz, also their respective teams. My brother's email said 'Mavs beat evil empire.' We are anxiously awaiting the rematch, hoping for a win so we can email him: 'Evil empire strikes back.'
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