Wednesday, December 1, 2010

A Thankful Weekend: pt 1

Thanksgiving went off without a hitch-- 12 of us.

I already mentioned what I made, but I think I was most proud of my smooth gravy!

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Sunny California Thanksgiving.

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I felt bad that everyone came out on one of the coldest weekends in SD in a long time! (But it was still 40-50 degrees warmer than Chicago, and sunny)

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Thanksgiving was spent relaxing with family. We played games into the night, ate way to much and chatted--just what a holiday should be!

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then it was off to the harbor!

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E completing his wintery mountain man look with beer in vest pocket

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Friday included Petersons Donuts, San Diego Zoo, and a sunset harbor cruise.
It was a beautiful day, and I felt like I discovered this city all over again through the eyes of my family.

For dinner, I made E's favorite--Pasta Carbonara (it's a crowd pleaser!), and all 8 of us crammed around our tiny table with a mish-mash of desk, table, & camp chairs.

5 comments:

Taren said...

Looks like you had a great family weekend! That Carbonara recipe looks fantastic, I think I'm going to make it for a gathering I'm having later this month, thanks!

Anonymous said...

That looks like an awesome weekend! The last photo of you and E is totally frame-able!

Tiffany said...

Uhm, awesome weekend much?

p.s. Holy crap is that Koala cute, or is he cute?! I want one! ;)

Caitlin said...

LOVING Eric's mountain man look : ) I miss you guys lots!!!

Katie said...

Aw, what a great family visit! I LOVE your hair, it's so cute!

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