Post Turkey Bliss

I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving day surrounding by friends and family with traditions new and old. Continuing on with our theme of everything new this year Joe and I spent Thanksgiving with Uncle Charlie and Jim, 2 of their friends, and Joe's friend Matt who drove up from Oregon. Dinner took place at their cabin in the mountains about an hour outside of Seattle. The weather was unseasonably nice (last year they had to dig out their cars from all the snow) and we were able to take advantage of the sunshine and take a walk around a big lake with the mountains as our backdrop. The exercise and fresh air got us rejuvenated before tackling our big meal later in the day. Charlie worked hard at creating a very tastey feast with new dishes to try and new takes on old favorites. (I learned the many directions that cranberry sauce can be taken but I'll take the canned kind any day!) One of the most entertaining parts of the day was when it came to setting the table and things had to be moved around to accomodate 7 people at the table. When all was said and done the light hanging above the table was not centered and so that opened up a whole problem solving situation as to how the center the light. Let's just say the solution came from a padlock and key and leave it at that! :-) We introduced the group to Apples to Apples which turned out to be a big hit with everyone. We came back into the city on Friday as Joe had to go back to work. Matt and I headed downtown to the market and to see the Christmas Tree at Macy's. Not quite the spectacle as compared to the tree at Rockefellar Center but combined with the white lights lining the streets it gives you that Christmas feeling just the same. I was even able to dig out our Christmas decorations and got our place in the holiday spirit. Nala has definitely been enjoying new things to try and play with! So now here I sit trying to get ready for some busy weeks ahead before the Christmas holiday. How did it become December again?????