Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Feasty Roast Beasty (Thanksgiving and beyond...)

So, I believe I left off with the fabulous Spain reunion party. Next up: Thanksgiving! Dora graced us with her presence and made up the most fabulous Bulgarian dish, banitza, which is made with layers of filo dough, eggs, and feta cheese. We snacked our way through it all day before the big feast at dinner. YUM!


We certainly had a lot to be thankful for this year! Among MANY other things, I am very thankful this year for my amazing friends. I'm convinced that nobody has friends who are as wonderful as mine. They make me laugh, are generous, thoughtful, kind, and are always there when I need them. Food-wise, we had A LOT!

I made a little pumpkin pie.


Clockwise from left: croissant, fake turkey with gravy, stuffing, broccoli casserole, banitza, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, maple glazed brussels sprouts and black olives. (There was also turkey and cranberry jelly. Yeesh!) Two words: Food. Coma.



Mandarin and T-dizzle (aka Mandy and Trevor) came to town. Here is our sweet family portrait.



Speaking of family portrait... This is what happens when Hope and I hang out together. Haha. My sentiments exactly.





I made some animal costume stuff for our winter exhibit at the Nature Center. Kids are supposed to put on the costume pieces and then walk or move like that specific animal. Here is one of the deer hooves. I also made squirrel tails, mouse tails and rabbit tails.






We had a big volunteer holiday party at CNC. At the end we split up into groups and the volunteers dressed up a staff member to represent a winter solstice spirit. They also wrote a story or song to go along. I was the spirit of snow or something... Can't quite remember.







Here are all of us dressed up... Pretty ridiculous. I must say, I think a good time was had by all. :)








Timmy came to visit! He, Amanda and I went to Cafe Mediterranean to get some falafel. We had never been before and it was so hilarious- the guy came by and put our napkins on our laps! HAAAHAHAHAHA! Swanky...








Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Ah yes, Amanda and I revisited the wigea that we built months ago.






Hiking around with Timmy. I heart winter!

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