Thanksgiving

We had a pretty uneventful Thanksgiving this year. We decided to celebrate with my family this year but we stopped over Steve's parents' house for a little bit in between cooking. Nick stopped by too to say hello. Then, after dinner, like always, we stopped over Nick's mom's house for dessert. We swung back over to Steve's parents' house and dropped off some leftovers. I have to admit, my stuffing came out almost exactly like grandpa's and I am so proud of myself! I just have to adjust the moisture for when I make it for Christmas. It ended up having to cook a little longer in the oven because when we pulled it out of the turkey, it was still a little mushy. But, in the end, it came out fantastic.

Nick came over the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and stayed until Sunday. We normally go out Wednesday night, but Nick brought home a ton of work that he HAD to get done before the weekend, so we stayed in for most of the long weekend.

We went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory Saturday night, then the boys went downtown. I went home, after 2 glasses of wine with dinner, I wasn't feeling like partying downtown like I was 21. So, I went home and passed out on the couch.

I'm excited for this weekend because Steve has the weekend off, so we're going to go get our Christmas tree, stop at the Christmas Tree Shop and buy some knick knacks for around the house. Last year, we didn't really decorate because we had just bought the house, just moved in, and didn't have a ton of leftover cash. So, this year, I'm begging Steve to put lights up on the house and decorate. I hope we pull it off!

And the countdown has officially begun: 3 weeks until Steve and I have a WEEK off for Christmas. I had to take a couple of vacation days, but it turns out to be Steve's 5 day weekend and he gets an extra day due to Christmas Eve. So I'm soooo excited that we'll be able to hang out more during Christmas. He had to work Friday/Saturday this past week so it wasn't even like a long weekend for either of us. I was bored at home, Nick was working on his computer, and Steve was at work most of the time. Christmas will be much better and we'll be able to spend some real quality time together.

I haven't done much Christmas shopping. I know. I'm terrible. I know some people who are done already! I only got Steve a couple of things. He doesn't read this, so I can say what I got so far. I got him a new Kawasaki Ninja Hoodie and a Kawasaki motorcycle cover. He's been wanting one for a while...so I know he'll be excited. It should be coming in the mail this week!

On another note - we have confirmed our photographer, so I'm going to be putting down our deposit tonight after work. He's letting us pay in thirds since our wedding is still 18 months away. So we'll put our deposit down tonight, another 1/3 60 days from our wedding date, and the final 1/3 15 days before our wedding date. It will feel good to cross this off our list too!

Nick's mom, Fatima has offered to do all our centerpieces, (she does it for a hobby) so we're going to go after the holidays when there are big sales...this should also save us some money too, since we won't be using real flowers. Besides, her work is amazing. And the fake stuff looks real! It'll be fun. Mom and I are going to go to Pittsford Wegmans to book them and poke through their stuff, I don't know what I want my centerpieces to look like, so I'll get some ideas from Wegmans and bring them over to Fatima.

Other than that...not much else new going on...