Thanksgiving 2011

Thanks to Kjersty's eagerness to please people with her cooking skills, we planned Thanksgiving Dinner 2011 for our home, inviting both of our families. Although I was reminded of my serious anxiety if everything doesn't run smoothly (and even when it does), the dinner turned out super BIEN. I am so grateful for my bounty. Seriously. This month's Ensign has a challenge to name one hundred blessings in your life. I did it a few nights ago after decorating my $25 DI Christmas tree (best deal of my life!). It was so hard for me to narrow it down to 100. I hope that I can be better at sharing my blessings with others.

So the night before Thanksgiving, my inspired mother decided that we needed to make these adorable table turkeys made out of nuts. She got the idea from a lady at work and just HAD to make them... like 25 of them... at 10:00PM. It was so so so much fun. I love my mom. My favorite part about making them was the little snicker (kkhhhee, kkhhhee, kkhhheee) that my mom would make approximately every 45 seconds while admiring her creations. I am so thankful for a spontaneous, creative mother who drags me around making nut turkeys in the night time just for the fun of it.

They turned out ADORABLE!

After much feasting and no napping, Kjersty and my mom went to work while I went with my friends Megan, Atlanta and Keahi to see Hugo at the Ogden Megaplex. I really liked it. The idea is that everyone has an important part in life and that there are no extra pieces.

End of story. I am blessed.