Thanksgiving Is Over

We had a pleasant and quiet Thanksgiving this year - just the 3 of us. Traditional dinner consisted of a yummy turkey, stuffing, mashed taters & gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Yum. Luckily we didn't buy a very big bird, so we had leftovers for 2 days. None of us care to have any more turkey for quite awhile now.

After an early dinner and a nap, we drove around the neighborhood scoping out Christmas lights which then inspired us to get our tree out that evening (yes its a faux tree but has pretty white twinkle lights).

Friday was my birthday. Andy bought me a pretty silver necklace with a heart and butterfly pendant. And of course Carmen couldn't be left out, so she also got her 1st necklace - also with a cute butterfly pendant which she insists on sleeping with!

Saturday the outdoor Christmas lights went up along with this huge lighted wreath that I purchased last year on the after-Christmas clearance sale. Its hung over the garage and looks wonderful.

Sunday was a day of catching up. Laundry, dishes, bath for Carmen and a little housework for our guests that are arriving this morning. Can't wait!

Hope you all had a nice long holiday weekend.





Carmen wore her 1st dress Thanksgiving morning. She enjoyed it only for so long and demanded to have pants put back on. Maybe because her legs were cold? She insisted on wearing her Halloween shirt for the rest of the day and she even managed to sit still long enough for me to put a sloppy french braid in her hair. Too cute!

Polar Bear

I bought Carmen this furry vest last Christmas and I am surprised and delighted to see that it still fits this year! She loves it and keeps calling herself a Polar Bear. Too cute.

I'm Lovin' It

This has become my breakfast staple. Bacon, egg & cheese biscuit with a Coke. Soooo good. Last week I woke up around 3am starving. The donut store doesn't open until 5am and I was almost sure that our local Taco Bell isn't a 24 hr place (come to find out, nope, its not) so I settled on McD's once again. Lucky for me McD's starts serving breakfast at 0430.

The colors of Fall

The colors of fall are upon us once again. I just can't get over the beauty of Autumn in Tennessee. I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest - the Columbia River Gorge, to be exact, and I never thought I would see anything more beautiful than Fall time there. Boy was I wrong!

Here it is the middle of November, but Autumn is in full swing. Since almost all of the trees here are deciduous, they make for some lovely colors such as yellows, golds, orange, rusts and reds. I have been taking my camera with me when I run errands around town just to try and capture this time of year. It won't last long, as streets and driveways are already littered with heaping piles of fallen leaves just waiting for the huge vacuum to come suck them up.

Oh, and its Week 24 already!