since i will not be traveling home for thanksgiving this year (we are going to andy's parents in southern virginia), i thought i would take advantage of my parents being in town the weekend before thanksgiving and host a mini pre-thanksgiving feast. it also happened to be two weeks before my birthday, which also coincided with my dad's big new promotion at work, so there happened to be a lot to celebrate.
i was supposed to come home from work on friday night and clean the house. that didn't turn out so well.
luckily, i started to panic somewhat on saturday morning and was able to jump right out of bed at 7 am. i went shopping at safeway to get some groceries for the big meal. of course before starting the actual shopping i had to grab a caramel light frap at starbucks. love those things.
the "big meal" was:
- caprese salad (my own "recipe")
- garlic bread
as i went down the pasta aisle to buy the orecchiette, casually browsing the spaghetti sauce, i came across this:
wow. who knew that paul sorvino made pasta sauce? shocking. also a little funny.
after returning from the store i unpacked the groceries and got to work. i cleaned pretty much every room in the house and even tackled the front glass door with windex.
andy was out of town for the weekend. it happened to be the weekend of his annual vikings/packers game, and he kept me updated on his status pretty frequently throughout the day:
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| dave and kyle sharpen their deer hunting skills |
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| andy discovers the perfect christmas present for percy |
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| the guys enjoy a dangerous looking bloody mary (to me it looks like there's just too much stuff in there to actually have access to the drink, but maybe that's just me) |
luckily for me, the family was running a bit late, so i was able to finish up my cleaning and actually get a head start on dinner. by the time the fam got there, the house was smelling like garlic and roasted vegetables -- so good! my niece walked in the kitchen and asked "what's that stinky smell?" adorable.
my mom and sister helped me cook in the kitchen while my niece and nephew chased the cat around the house playing "hunt percy". my dad and brother-in-law delegated themselves to the basement and watched football. it was crazy and hectic and just perfect.
my niece, who is the sweetest little thing, but also loves percy somethin' fierce (a la elmyra duff from 'tiny toons') had to be reminded a few times that we don't pick up percy. at one point my brother-in-law found her bending down and walking while holding percy's front paws. he said "remember, we do not pick up or carry the kitty" and she replied back to him "i'm not carrying him, i'm holding his hands".
we had a little cake for my dad and me. i got to blow out a candle. my nephew licked the ice cream container's lid to make sure no ice cream went to waste. he also gave me a christmas cactus and some skittles.
i can't wait to have many many more meals like this in my home. it was so worth the wait.
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