3rd attempt to write this post - it keeps refreshing and deleting. Fingers crossed!
Friday evening Matt and I headed to the cottage, didn't hit a lot of traffic, and talked all evening with his family when we got there (parents, Meg & Jeff, and momma). Went to bed EXHAUSTED and slept wonderfully due to the fresh air clearing the sinuses. Luckily Matt went golfing with his dad on Saturday morning, so I got to sit by the fire with a blanket reading the 3rd Stieg Larsson book - wonderful! The rest of the day was spent helping prep dinner, making an incredible appetizer - savoury panniers (from the Barefoot Contessa - Back to Basics Cookbook), drinking wine, and chatting away. Mardi, Tony, and Connor (who is now 6) came over for dinner as well and we played around with him for a bit. Had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner which was lovely. Sunday morning Matt made pumpkin pancakes - considering I do not like pumpkin stuff, I was very surprised how much I loved these (from the October Men's Health).
Friday evening Matt and I headed to the cottage, didn't hit a lot of traffic, and talked all evening with his family when we got there (parents, Meg & Jeff, and momma). Went to bed EXHAUSTED and slept wonderfully due to the fresh air clearing the sinuses. Luckily Matt went golfing with his dad on Saturday morning, so I got to sit by the fire with a blanket reading the 3rd Stieg Larsson book - wonderful! The rest of the day was spent helping prep dinner, making an incredible appetizer - savoury panniers (from the Barefoot Contessa - Back to Basics Cookbook), drinking wine, and chatting away. Mardi, Tony, and Connor (who is now 6) came over for dinner as well and we played around with him for a bit. Had a traditional Thanksgiving dinner which was lovely. Sunday morning Matt made pumpkin pancakes - considering I do not like pumpkin stuff, I was very surprised how much I loved these (from the October Men's Health).
We left before noon on Sunday to head to see my family about an hour and a half south (but still north of the city). My dad's side is pretty big so we got to see a lot of family. So nice to hear sweet comments about how fun the wedding was and what a great time they all had - you can never get enough of those kind words, let me tell you! Caught up with the relatives, and played with my little cousins. They tend to be scared of me at first because they don't remember who we all are, but eventually warm up when we tickle them and chase them around - it works! The boys mostly played "police", which ended up with them writing tickets on everyone's cars, and arresting me multiple times (not sure why), and holding me to a tree. They eventually ran Matt and me out of town, which really meant we left. Before that, however, another Thanksgiving meal and lots of chatting away.
Monday Matt and I spent most of the morning watching Season 4 of Dexter - we have 4 episodes left - it's so good! I am SO addicted! We headed to my parents' place that evening, and after convincing them that day 3 of turkey dinners would be overkill, they also ordered Chinese - we had quite a mix of food! Got to see my grandpa, and uncle, and my brother and Jessica! Great to catch up with a smaller crowd.
Was sad to head back to work on Tuesday, but managed to FINALLY get to the gym after work and had a good workout. I am VERY sore today, and did not go again because of that, and the fact that I had to mark a test and make 2 new tests (which I finished - yay). Wine tour this weekend with both sets of parents - our wedding gift to them - can't wait!