Thanksgiving

For me, Thanksgiving was a much needed break. I absolutely loved having so much extra time to relax and just bum around the house. It's amazing what a long weekend will do for one's outlook.

On Wednesday morning Mom, Dad, and the little dog, Mia, flew in from Texas. Chris picked them up and spent the day with them while I was at work. Wednesday night we went to Sassi, a lovely rustic Italian restaurant in Scottsdale. The meal was divine, especially the made-from-scratch pasta. I especially enjoyed the view of the city since Sassi sits on a higher elevation. It was a wonderful and relaxing night.

On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, we stayed close to home. The only venture out was to take the dogs to the dog park. Mac loves the dog park because of the dogs. Bentley likes the dog park because of the people. Mia didn't seem to like anything about the dog park. She was clearly overwhelmed. Back at home, I spent a leisurely morning preparing side dishes for our traditional Thanksgiving meal. Chris managed to get Mom and Dad to try the Wii (that I had borrowed from work). The turkey finally went in the oven just as the Cowboys game started. All the food was complete just in time for an early evening meal. For me, the best part of Thanksgiving was not feeling stressed over the food (by doing little bits throughout the entire day, it felt really easy) and not feeling sick from eating too much.

Early Friday morning my parents caught a flight back to Texas and left Chris and I to ourselves for the weekend. Friday we played the Wii all day long. Yes, seriously, all day. It was the relaxation I needed! Saturday and Sunday we did projects. Chris put a new suspension on his car. (Wow!) I met a customer who was in town for the holidays and did a whole bunch of sewing. (No pictures of the sewing since it's all Christmas presents and I don't want to ruin the surprise.)

Saturday night Chris and I went out on a date - dinner and a movie. We saw Beowulf in 3D. The movie was fun but we enjoyed Grandma's Boy on video even better. (Thanks, Phil, for that recommendation! It was hilarious.)

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