Turkey (Day) Wrap (up)
11/24/2006 08:05:00 AM
I'll start by saying: I MADE THE FRONT PAGE OF TODAY'S NEWSPAPER.
And I'll follow that up by saying we had a fantastic time last night... No, I take that back - we had a fantastic time the entire day yesterday. We woke up about 7:30 and I made some eggs and coffee and we just kind of chillaxed for a while. Ron came and picked up the practice cell from Dana at about 8:30 and we hastily got our stuff together for our first snowboarding trip up the mountain.
The snow wasn't awesome, and there were apparently 17 runs open. But allow me to point out that no-good snow here is better than any Wisconsin snow I've ever encountered, and WORLDS better than the slushfest that D and I encountered last New Year's in Bend, OR. So we had a BLAST, and it only took a run or two for us to find our legs again. Though I wish I'd lost mine afterwards - I'm a little sore today.
Anyway, after playing on the mountain for about 4 hours, we came home, showered, and went to the (above pictured) community dinner sponsored by the local chapter of the United Way. And we had a blast there. There was such an interesting mix of people (ALL walks of life were represented), and we really had an incredible time. But hoo-boy did that good smellin stuffing (in front of me for two hours) make me hungry!
When our shift volunteering was up, we ran to the grocery store to get some last minute stuff before heading to Ron and Lisa's for Thanksgiving dinner. Ron's mom was also there, and we hit it off right away when I found out she was a Regina girl. Go figure. She went there for a year way back when, and has been in Boulder pretty much ever since, and I had no clue whatsoever that Ron's family had ever been in Illinois (let alone Wilmette), so that was a good surprise. Also I charmed her socks off when I walked in with a box full of booze - we brought some Prosecco (Italian sparkling wine - yummy) and after-dinner drinks (Sambuca for Ron and me, and brandy alexander for everyone - very yum).
The intention was to drop by our landlord's place for a drink after leaving Ron and Lisa's (oh, the food was AWESOME, I love Thanksgiving), so we gave him a ring as we were leaving their place, but it had gotten too late and he took a rain check, so we'll probably meet up with him tonight.
Overall, just an awesome holiday. I realized early on that this is my first Thanksgiving (ever!) without family, but it wasn't weird at all. Volunteering was a treat and something I'd love to make a tradition for us, and having dinner with Ron and Lisa (and Rita, Ron's mom) was our 'family' dinner for the night - good times, good company, great food, and lots of booze 'cheer'.
The bad news is, true to my word, I must now accept that the "Christmas Season" has begun, and I will be hearing the same songs over and over again for the next month.
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3 Comments:
Awesome! Sounds like ya'll had a great holiday. And you are famous...at least in SBS. :) Christmas has officially arrived here. I am looking at our tree right now.
posted at 1:23 PM
Not a big fan of the United Way just because not enough of donated funds go to the needy, but they do put on some very worthwhile charitable events. Glad you had a good day. I could use some beers, have to pick some up tomorrow.
How sad is the photography in Steamboat if Fitz makes it in the paper?
posted at 7:20 PM
A picture in the blog is one thing, a link to the newspaper's website is another - what we REALLY need is a scanned/digital pic of the actual front page of the paper! :)
Katty and I did a soup kitchen a few months ago - a fantastic experience! To see the same guys that we normally saw homeless in Evanston and the surrounding area - and actually doing something for them that they appreciated - quite meaningful. Never did make it to mass the next week to see if our picture turned up in their weekly handout though! ;)
Glad you guys had a great thanksgiving! One of these years I may get out of the cooking for 3 hours prior to thankgiving and just enjoy the company and food!
posted at 6:48 AM
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