My First Thanksgiving

Tomorrow will be the very first time I have ever hosted Thanksgiving dinner in my home.  I am looking forward to it so much more than I ever thought I would.

Not that the thought had never crossed my mind.  I knew that someday it would be my turn,  I just figured that it would be once my parents were quite a bit older.  But, this year, CSB came up with the idea of having dinner here, with my family, in our home.  Our first major holiday since moving in together, and we are hosting dinner.

Long gone are the days of the housewife slaving over the stove all day in her heels, dress, and apron.  Everyone is pitching in: dad is grilling the turkey (yes, you heard me!), mom is making the stuffing, yams, and pumpkin pie, CSB is doing the potatoes and veggies, I am in charge of a salad, cheesecake, and wine (muahahaha!).  In the end it will all come together as one fabulous meal.

Most importantly, I will be surrounded with people that I am so very thankful for, every day.

How Did That Happen?

I nearly forgot about posting today.  I don't know if that is a good sign or a bad sign.  I didn't spend all day with that little buzz in the back of my head harassing me about posting, yet, if one of the goals here was to create a "habit" of posting (they say it takes 21 days to create a "habit"... not sure who "they" are, but I'm sure they are important, and probably smart), one would think that 24 days later I would just sit down and do it.

I have found that I am oddly disappointed in myself this year.  Yes, I have managed to post each day, but for the most part my posts have lacked substance.  I realize that I have been more busy and tired than I usually am at this time of year, but since we are our own harshest critics, I am wholly unimpressed with what I've come up with over the last month.  I have found that I am definitely a quality over quantity type of person, and I don't know if NaBloPoMo is such a great idea while I am so busy.

The rest of the month just continues to become more busy, and I will continue to type away, and hope for the best.  All the while, feeling guilty that I am not putting my best foot forward.  Forgive me interwebz, I promise to try harder in the future.

Shopping!

I started my Christmas shopping today.... this may be a record.  I don't think I've ever started this early.

Every year I plan to start my shopping before Thanksgiving.  Between work and Dickens Fair, I end up so busy that I am running around at the last minute doing all my shopping.  This year won't be much different, but I did buy a couple of things today, and I feel slightly better for having done so.