Catching Up I

Anohter Thanksgiving has come and gone. I can hardly believe that today is December 1! This entire year has flown by.

I've been away for a few days. Nanowrimo kept me busy, writing over 10,000 words in the past three days. But I achieved my goal of 50,000 words, and that in itself was a huge and wondrous accomplishment.

On Wednesday, we had some funky weather--rain, ice, and snow, and very windy conditions--and the power went off at work. The boss was generous, letting us all go home at 12:30. Thankfully, the weather cooperated and I made it home safely. I was certainly glad I didn't have to drive home later in the afternoon, when the snow started falling.

That night, I caught up on three Nano entries that I was behind on. DH had to work, and nothing was on tv, so I had plenty of time to get them written and posted.

Thursday, the weather was better. It was still cloudy, but the rain had finally stopped, giving us a break in almost two straight weeks of rain. The roads were clear and dry. My cousin was having TG dinner at his new house, so we arrived there around 11am. We were the first ones there, but it didn't take long for other people to show up. We gorged ourselves on a mound of delicious food: turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, noodles, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, strawberry pretzel salad, rolls, veggies and dip on a veggie tray, cheese and crackers, deviled eggs, corn casserole, and a myriad of desserts, such as pumpkin pie, pecan pie, cherry cheesecake, and pumpkin cheesecake muffins. It was a veritable feast!

My cousin said they planned for 26 people to show up, and I would say that just about everyone they invited came. Most of the people were my cousin's relatives on his dad's side, so they were no relation to me. His family was somber because the day before, on that cold, dreary, wet and windy Wednesday, they buried his grandfather who passed away on Sunday after a short battle with an invasive cancer. :(

After visiting while there, we then drove to my aunt-in-law's where DH's family had gathered to celebrate the holiday. His sister's family was supposed to be there, but at the last minute, they all got sick with a nasty virus. Because we were still stuffed from lunch, we didnt' eat anything for supper, even though his family had a lot of leftovers. We ended up taking home several plates of food to eat later. I visited with a friend of mine, DH's cousin. It was nice to see everyone.