Thanksgiving 2009

We hosted Joan, Joel, Nonnie and Daisy the Lab for Thanksgiving this year. I really love making the food and the whole tradition. This year I made turkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, and two pies. I even made the pie crust from scratch, and you could tell by looking at it!! Dave had to work most of the time but we had a nice visit. On Friday I went with the crew to Boone to cut a fresh Christmas tree. It was COLD but very fun. Dave even got to play golf with his dad on his one day off while Joan and I shopped till we dropped. Overall, a wonderful holiday. We are very blessed!

New York, New York!

We have a marvelous weekend in New York! We flew in Thursday night and went to Katonah with The Ballards. On Friday Dave and I went into the city to shop! We went up 5th Avenue and then to lunch at Serendipity. The frozen hot chocolate was amazing! Then we went on to Rockefeller Center and after a quick trip to Saks 5th Avenue we were back at Grand Central. Saturday the Ballards took us for lunch in Little Italy, the pizza was so yummy! Then we toured Chinatown and Times Square. We had a beer with Butch at Hard Rock and then off to the Waldorf Astoria. It was a great surprise that Russell and Diane were in town and we went to their hotel. One of the highlights of the weekend was Mesa Grill. My great friend Giulia set us up a reservation for Saturday dinner and her sister Claudia showered us with wonderful appetizers and dessert! It was a great way to end a magnificent weekend. I love you, New York!