First things first–the winner of my Thankful Tee Giveaway! Using the Random Integer Generator, the winner is (strangely enough) comment #1, which was made by Gwen! Gwen, check your e-mail for details!
If you didn’t win, don’t fret! Inkbox Design has been generous enough to offer 10% off any order to Fit Bride readers–just use the coupon code cake at checkout. Thanks, Inkbox!
Anyway, brace yourselves. This is going to be a long post!
My boss was kind enough to let us leave work at 3:00 on Wednesday, so we got on the road earlier than predicted. We were traveling to T’s parents’ house for the holiday, and they live 4-5 hours away, so we had quite a long journey, which was only made longer when we saw a very scary accident on the road ahead of us. We were delayed for about 45 minutes while tow trucks were brought in and they landed a helicopter to Medi-Vac someone to a hospital. I was pretty freaked out–we were on pitch black, windy country roads and not a minute before we saw the accident I told T to be careful because it was so scary!
Luckily, we all made it in one piece and went to bed pretty immediately after arrival. T’s parents have the most beautiful home. It’s actually built into the side of a hill! They’re pretty far out in the country (at least by my standards), so everything is beautiful and rustic and PEACEFUL. I slept like I haven’t slept in months there because everything is so quiet and pitch black! Here is the part of this post where I assault you with a million pictures of how gorgeous this place is:
On Thursday morning, I went to walk Milhouse in the front yard, and what did I find?
Oh hai.
Not to be outdone, we went and peeked over the backyard fence…llamas!
Did you know that llamas make a noise that sounds exactly like a dog barking? Well, they do.
However, my favorite animals of the weekend were inside the house–T’s parents have three doggies that were fast friends with Milhouse! (Well, mostly.)
A big yellow lab:
A medium-sized scruffy terrier:
And the teeniest bundle of energy I’ve ever seen (I couldn’t keep her still enough for long enough to take a good picture!)
She weighs probably four pounds. Please note that she is barely larger than a kitchen tile!
T and I have been discussing guns a lot lately, and since I’d never shot one (or, really, seen one in person) he took me out in their back acreage to do a little target shooting. I sampled four different guns (after receiving proper safety lessons from T and his father): a 12 gauge shotgun, a .40 caliber Glock, a .38 special, and a .22 pistol. My favorite was the Glock. Here are a few re-enactment photos, taken AFTER the gun was safely unloaded and the safety was on (we did this twice, so that’s why my outfits are different):
Shooting a gun was an interesting experience for me. I was a little nervous at first, but as my aim got better it melted away and I felt very empowered. T and his father are very knowledgeable about guns and hunting and I felt as though I learned from great teachers. I am still uncertain as to my stance on guns politically speaking, but I feel much better know knowing that I can operate one and use it safely and relatively accurately. But anyway, on to Thanksgiving dinner! T’s mom set the table:
And then…the food!
Sorry, using my phone again. I had:
- lots of turkey
- lots of mashed potatoes
- a side salad
- mac and cheese
- stuffing
- cranberry sauce
And a lot of this:
We brought the Chateau Ste. Michelle riesling, which we liked, and the Monogamy cabernet, which T didn’t have but I didn’t like. (And there’s not many cabernets I don’t like!) We finished dinner off with pumpkin pie (for everyone else) and chocolate crumb bars (for me!). After dinner we collapsed and watched Into the Wild on TV.
On Friday, we did a little more shooting, and lounged around the house. T helped his dad cut down a tree and cleaned out a closet, but I mostly sat around and read and took a nice long afternoon nap. We ordered pizza for dinner, watched Casino Royale, and then played Scrabble! (I won.) After Scrabble, we watched Burn After Reading and eventually drifted off to bed. All in all, I had a nice, quiet, relaxing Thanksgiving!
We got going around 9 this morning. Milhouse pooped out in the car:
And, as soon as we got home, I decided the weather was too gorgeous to stay inside (it’s 65 degrees and not a cloud in the sky today!). Since I didn’t work out at all Tuesday-Friday this week (oops), I wanted to do something, so I changed into my running clothes and ran 3.0 glorious miles in 29:00 around my neighborhood. (And I reviewed a cool new product which I’ll tell you about tomorrow, most likely!)
Anyway, I hope you all had great Thanksgivings like I did!
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