Happy not going shopping day!!

Taking a quick minute for a quick post. My mac just picked up a wireless signal at home and I'm taking advantage!!!

Still stuffed from all the great food last night. The roasted garlic mash potatoes [with marscapone cheese] where a huge hit! G & I were very proud. I also ended up making the stuffing [casserole style] which must've turned out great too because there was non left over! After we all dined we enjoyed a little hookah. It was great to hang out with so many cousins, aunts, and uncles. It was a great thanksgiving overall. We even had an announcement that one of my cousins will be having a new addition to the family in about 7-8 months! Yay! Congrats to them. They have a beautiful little girl who is about to celebrate her first birthday!

As for today, as my title states...I will not be doing any shopping. I absolutely hate Christmas shopping and would never start on a day like this. After a bit of cleaning at home I'll be heading over to my friend A's house to hang out for a while. Eat, drink, and talk about our book club read.

Hope everyone continues to have a nice & safe thanksgiving weekend. I'll post pictures on Monday.



OH YEAH! A side note since i'll most likely not post until Monday. Tomorrow we have a quinceanera, and then Sunday is our 1 year wedding anniversary! It also marks 11 years of dating. But I guess we aren't dating anymore so I should stop counting? Maybe we can call it Anniversary 10.1 [10yrs dating 1yr married]. :-p I don't know. But I cannot believe a year has already gone by. Crazy how time flies. This year has been filled with many many ups & downs, but I could not imagine sharing it all with anyone but the one person who matters most to me, my husband Gerardo. I love you babe! Thanks for an amazing year filled with many memories. I don't believe the honeymoon is over....the good part is just beginning. Looking forward to a lifetime with you. :-x

Day before turkey day....

This may be my last post for the week, considering I don't have internet. But I think I'll be spending all day at my moms tomorrow [where I pay for their wireless internet :\] so i'll try to get a post in.

I'm a huge thanksgiving fan. I love food and I love the special dishes served on this day. I have always been super thankful that my Mexican family is not lame [it's lame to me] and makes things like tamales and posole on thanksgiving. I mean wtf is that about? This ain't christams! heeheehee For as long as I can remember my family [on my moms side] has been cooking up a very traditional thanksgiving meal. Turkey(s), ham, stuffing, mash potatoes, peas, and all the other trimmings. I love it! My mom makes a great pumpkin pie.

This year, the entire [50+ peeps] family will be gathering at my mom's house. I cannot imagine a thanksgiving where maybe just 10 family members gather around a table. My thanksgivings have always taken place in a very warm and decorated back yard [only in California I suppose - although i do remember a time when we use to celebrate indoors] with many tables and tons of food; where we all gather in a large circle before we feast, holding hands, and take turns giving thanks for whatever we wish. There are always enough leftovers for each family to take some home for the next day.

For the first time I will actively be participating in the food prep. G & I have offered to make roasted garlic mash potatoes. I felt that now that we were married we should contribute in some way. Feels good you know? But now I have to go brave the crazy supermarket crowds and buy about 18 lbs of potatoes and everything else that is needed. Wish me luck....I hate supermarket crowds.