November Update

2010 is dubbed the year of NOT preparing huge elaborate holiday meals. I prepare more breakfasts/lunches/dinners than I used to, and it burns you out sometimes! So I opted to avoid the big Thanksgiving prep (even though it IS my favorite holiday).

I purchased tickets for Shawn and I to see Harry Potter at Gold Class Cinemas (a ritsy dinner/movie experience) on Thanksgiving Day. I came down the a mega stomach flu the week of Thanksgiving and missed 2 days of work. Even though I was feeling better by Thanksgiving, Shawn was starting to feel symptoms so we cancelled our plans. How about chicken noodle soup and saltines for Thanksgiving Dinner?? Not quite what our pilgrim ancestors ate :)

It took us both about 5-6 days to recover, just in time to entertain Shawn's dad visiting from Kentucky the next week. Shawn came down with a cold though, and spent most of his dad's visit feeling pretty miserable. I had fun chatting with him, and cooking meals. He tends to fend for himself in Kentucky because his wife (who's Korean) fixes ethnic dishes. I treated him with some good ole comfort food :)

I caught Shawn's cold after him, but it's mostly passed by now. Hopefully there's no more illness in store because I really don't want to mess up Christmas!!

I've been 99% done with Christmas for a week and a half. Christmas cards are sent, gifts are purchased and shipped. I just have a few presents to wrap for Shawn. It feels good to be mostly done!

Happy Holidays to all of you!