Of all the things I am thankful for, being back at work today is not one of them. I am normally the type of person who enjoys some time off, but am ready to get back to routine. Not this time. I had such a wonderful four day weekend. We did so many fun things and I am just wishing I could stay at home all the way through Christmas. We leave for SC in less than three weeks and I am super excited about that. It usually takes me a while to get into the Christmas spirit, but this year I am already there. It must be that little blonde haired boy who is so excited about all things Christmas.
All in all, it was a great weekend (minus the GIANT loss by Carolina to Clemson) and I am really looking forward to the Christmas activities to come.
Thanksgiving day was really nice and James and I were really proud to have conquered our very own Thanksgiving meal all on our own. I made plenty of our favorite Thanksgiving dishes and then there was the very stressful, very expensive, very TASTY turkey. We decided that we wanted a fried turkey because we wanted it to be a very southern meal and James makes a great fried turkey. So I bought the turkey and all the marinades and rubs and peanut oil. I knew that we didn't have the propane tank because the movers couldn't pack it, so I bought another one. Well, the movers didn't detach this very necessary hose from the tank so it was in SC too. No problem, I bought another one. Thanksgiving day arrives - big problem - the hose doesn't work with our fryer. Insert trip to Wal-Mart number one, in which James returns with a second fryer. Then there is not enough oil to cook what I thought was a small turkey, but apparently I was wrong. Insert trip to Wal-Mart number two for more oil. Next problem, the propane tank valve won't open. After much frustration, James is able to get the valve open and a little later we had this amazing turkey! We have also had since then very good leftovers too!
I set out Friday morning with my shopping plan a little before 6:30. I pretty much got nothing that I planned for because I didn't get to any place early enough. I guess I am not a very good Black Friday shopper. Friday night we took James to see Christmas lights at a big local church, which he loved.
On Saturday we made this lovely Gingergread House.
We also got the outdoor decorations up and Sunday I got the indoor things set out. All we have left is the tree. Oh and shopping, and cards, and traveling, and.......
All in all, it was a great weekend (minus the GIANT loss by Carolina to Clemson) and I am really looking forward to the Christmas activities to come.
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