THANKSGIVING 2015

Nothing like a delicious JOYful meal to serve ...and especially one catered :)

After packing up the goodies on Wednesday, I headed to Anderson, SC to spend the holiday with Tony.

When I arrived, Tony surprised me with the news we were going to get massages...Gosh, I love this boy!!....Before we left,  I attempted to make a napkin turkey...let's just say my nails looked better :)

Since my family back home was celebrating a day early, I was able to FaceTime with almost all the nieces and the nephews who were wound up from the delicious sweets and food they gobbled up.

I set the table when I got back with several items from Dollar General (DG).  Yup, and they were 70% off. Can't beat that....  I think this entire table design cost $20 and that is solely b/c of the table cloth which was purchased at HomeGoods.  Teal Chargers, letter G, thankful cards, and glass jar were from Michaels. and everything else was DG.

On Thankgiving morning, I headed to a 5k at the local Anderson mall.  It was a fun race, but my legs were not feeling it on mile 3.  So it was a slower race for me, but it made room for the yummy food and pie I grabbed at Cracker Barrell.

I also added a few candles I got at Cracker Barrell to make it smell good :)

Labeled the tree...and called it good for the decor....so I moved on to prepping the meal. and then making time to get ready for the possible company.

And then it was time to relax and watch the beginning of the football game before the food was ready to EAT!!

All the food on the table was catered...most from Mimi's, but ham was Honeybaked Ham, cream of corn from the Gitt farm in Nebraska via mom, and the pecan pie was CB.  I made the macaroni and cheese dish plus made everything look like I made it ;)

Tony was ready to go....and I have never seen him eat so fast in my life (or talk to a pie about what he plans to do to it the next few days)..ironically, neither of us had pie b/c we were to full, but we did have some wine we purchased from Burntshirt Vineyards.

After a visit from his brother, sister and a friend, the Panthers capped the day off by going 11-0 for the season defeating the Dallas Cowboys.  WOOHOO!! (oh, I did sneak out later and go Black Friday shopping at JCP & Target for some bedding and AppleTV...but definitely after the crowds were gone, and no lines to wait in)

DIY: Remodeling Office Part 1

Recently, I was moved from the recreation center I was at for 9 years to another one that was a lot older and in need of some decorative touches. 

This was the last day at my old office and first day at the new:

The first item was to conquer my office which still is a work-in-progress, but getting there....but I wanted to clean up the front desk area and update the counters and appearance. 

So I got an IKEA shelf for storage and covered all the drawers and doors with fabric and new handles. My first idea was duct tape but that did not hold. 

Then the weekend was spent covering up the entire counter with chalkboard paint. I used a primer and then two coats of paint. 

Here are the before and after shots:

And since staff is leaving this week and new staff is coming on board, we decorated it with messages. 

Plus a little hoorah for the Panthers win...

And the result of someone betting against them. GO PANTHERS!!

My lil GECKO

Once upon a time there lived a gecko in a metal alligator....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!: 4 Mile "Run Tu Tu Holy Angels"

I have always wanted to wear a tutu as an adult...not sure why, but I have.

So this was a perfect opportunity to do so...(given more time, I would have come up with something more creative...and definitely less glittery)

Hence the reason why for the less glittery statement....IT...WAS...ALL...OVER!!

But the morning of the race, it was fun to get into "costume"...

a Panther.

I used watercolor crayons to paint on a nose and whiskers....and at the race, realized it wasn't the best choice....sweat/watery eyes/runny nose = water = runny makeup

RAWRRRR....

 

This is me wondering if I can do this with no training or preparation...and not wanting to be last.

Getting ready to start....so many fun costumes.

And after the finish ...

Finished at the bottom, but I don't care as I do this simply for fun and exercise.

4 miles = 49:02