A Wonderful Thanksgiving

Posing with the Turkey at our apartment. A wonderful family Thanksgiving.

This Thanksgiving ranks right up there with my all time favorites. Nobody (well, maybe Ken's parents, but they've seen him cook before) had faith that we could put together a Thanksgiving dinner. Not only did we cook one, we cooked a darn good one! I used some of my mom's old recipes, and Ken used some from his family. These recipes along with Ken's big ol' syringe for the Turkey, make for one amazing meal.

My mom hasn't been out of the nursing home in about a year and a half. Because of the very late stage of her disease, it's quite hard to transport her. Ken used his strength and skill to get her into the van, and help get her into our apartment so that she could join us for the holiday. I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have found him.

Dinner was incredible, and I was stuffed in no time! Needless to say we fell asleep not long after taking my mom back to the Nursing Home.

This weekend I also finished almost all of my holiday shopping! It was a bit scary to brave the crowds, but totally worth it. We found some great sales! With the stress of the fitness competitions behind me, I can no be all smiles and excited about this time of year. 'Tis the season!!!