1. Andrew and I went shopping for our little angel that we adopted through the Salvation Army. We got her new shoes, a winter jacket, clothes, games, socks - the whole works! We went a little overboard on what we had originally planned but we know that this may be the only Christmas she receives and we wanted to make sure it would be special. Check it out!
2. Mike and Sharon came in for a quick visit on their way to Raleigh last Sunday. I was so excited to have them over to play hostess! I made sure to make a nice hearty meal, Sadie Mae's Pot Roast! Now, the secret is in the sauce so I won't be sharing the recipe. You will just have to come over for a plate and enjoy. I also made my first batch of Grandma Walker's Sugar Cookies for them to take on the road. Yummo! It was great to have Mike and Sharon over (even though it was too short of a visit). :-)
3. Wednesday night - Leah, Paige, Andrew and myself headed to Richmond to see Mr. A to Z (Jason Mraz). Even though I wasn't feeling too good, we had a great time. He performs an awesome show and he is hilarious. Here are a few pictures I captured from his show. I can't wait until he comes around again ... love his music. And his jeans, his 3/4 shirt, his hats ... I didn't see his shoes - but I bet those were nice too. (inside joke for Leah and Paige) :-)
4. Thanksgiving Day was yummy as usual. We ended up with three turkeys (turkies? I think turkeys) at Mom and Dad's house. Long story. You see, Mom had sent Dad down the aisle at the grocery store for two turkey breasts and Andrew gave Mom a hard time about not having the whole bird. This was all in good fun. If you know me and my family, you know we joke around ALL the time. And Mom 100% knew Andrew was joking around with her. Well, Mom sent Dad back to the store for the whole turkey to please her son in law anyway. SO .... Mom decided to cook the whole turkey and one of the turkey breast. Well, she pulled them out to discover she had three whole turkeys and not one whole turkey and two turkey breasts. So, we ate one turkey, Mom sent one back with us, and we will have the other one at Christmas. We also had all the good fixin's too ... mashed potatoes, green beans and corn, dressing/stuffing, pumpkin pie, squash casserole. It was all so good. We had a great time with the Raynor's - and Kyle and Clay too.
NOTE - We will be hosting Thanksgiving next year at our house for the Raynor's and the Rudy's and any other extended family wanting to come for dinner. No, we don't have a house yet ... but we will by then. Can't wait to see you all there!
Now it's time to get in the Christmas spirit ... our place is decorated and my official Christmas cookie baking will begin soon!
What to look forward to:
*Andrew turns 26 on the 9th!
*We are having our pictures taken for holiday cards this weekend
*I will be baking like it's my day job
Get ready for pictures ... I swear I am working on getting some people in my pictures - I don't post enough of us, I know .... oh, and get ready for some holiday decoration pictures too! :-)
Happy Holidays!
