Goodbye, Thanksgiving…Hello, Christmas!

There is nothing like going home to the familiar tastes of the Saunders’ Thanksgiving feast. I’m sure most of you think your family feast is #1 but you would be wrong. My dad’s homemade rolls are the best and store bought pies have no place at our table. If that is the way you celebrate, I’m sorry. It’s most likely because you don’t know any better or maybe as my brother-in-law constantly reminds us, we ARE food snobs. But I have had Thanksgivings far from home before and although they are memorable (Thanksgiving duck in Taiwan, dinner in Germany at Epcot) they don’t quite measure up. One year I even had someone try to serve me corn from a can…the nerve!

Mr. S and I headed up to Cache Valley to spend the holiday with my family. After the meal and some pie it was off to the movies. I don’t know what it is about going to movies on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it has become a tradition and I love it. We saw “Four Christmases.” It was pretty good. A typical Christmas movie but who doesn’t love Vince Vaughn? We spent Friday at my sister Nikki’s house and another movie, “Australia,” followed that evening. I highly recommend this one…a western with action, romance, and Hugh Jackman’s abs can’t go wrong. The movie also included a little Judy Garland, which for me made it all the more special. I won’t tell you more than that…go out and see it yourself. Saturday included more family time and dinner with one of my dearest friends and her husband.

We got back yesterday afternoon and now I am in the process of beautifying the home for Christmas. I got the lights on the balcony up and the tree dancing with lights. The rest will have to wait until tomorrow. Mr. S doesn’t seem to get too excited about this holiday, so it has been all me doing the decorating. But he won’t be able to be married to me long before he starts to catch a little bit of Christmas cheer. If I don’t have him convinced by 2015, I may have to result to extreme measures.

Our "Incredible" Halloween

You know a man loves you when he will don a spandex suit and leave all pride at the door simply because you asked him to. Such was the case of our Halloween costumes this year. I got the idea last year when after only a few months of dating I found Mr. and Mrs. Incredible costumes at 1/3 of the original cost. Mr. S and I had already been discussing the idea of marriage, but not wanting to get our family and friends too excited we were keeping it all on the down low. So I had good reason to take a chance and buy the costumes a full year in advance to when they would be used. As you can see we made quite the superhero team. And nothing says “take me seriously” like wearing a big pair of granny panties on the outside of your outfit. Thanks baby, you are the best!

I dressed up for work and won “Best Costume” in my office. The prize you ask??…a gift certificate to Maggie Moo’s.  And since ice cream is topped only by water and air when it comes to things I need to survive, I was quite happy with the win. Halloween night we attended a party with some of my fellow dance teachers. All in all we had a fun holiday. Mr. S is already thinking of ideas for our costumes next year. It may turn out okay but part of me can’t help but think he is plotting some kind of revenge for the fun I put him through this year.