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Thanksgiving o9. Done.

My dinner turned out fabulous! Everything was perfect and so tasty!
I'm still thinking about the awesome stuffing!

The Menu:
- Salt & pepper turkey
- Simple stuffing
- Mashed potatoes
- Homemade gravy
- Roasted brussel sprouts
- Orange cranberry sauce
- Cole Slaw
- Mashed rutabega
- Rolls & butter
- Olives/Celery with Cream Cheese
- V8

After dinner, I took my parents for a drive. I showed them where my office is located, we drove through the ASU campus, and then down to Historic Downtown Chandler. It was weird to see everything closed for the day!

 

When we returned from our sightseeing drive, it was time for pie. The pumpkin pie was served with the obligatory tub of Cool Whip! 

Now the kitchen is closed. :)

We've changed our plans for tomorrow. We'll be staying in town instead of making the trip to New Mexico. We've got Mimi's Cafe on deck for breakfast and then we'll hit the movies to see New Moon, of which I have heard mixed reviews. Ahem.

In any event, it was a lovely day and I hope yours was as well!

Cranberry. Done.

Pre-Thanksgiving 2009

I've been scrambling this week to get ready for the holiday weekend! My parents are flying to Phoenix from Florida tomorrow night to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with me. This trip is my Christmas present to them and like a good overachieving first child, I have packed their trip full of activities.

Thursday, I am cooking the traditional Thanksgiving feast. I've asked my dad to help me put up my Christmas tree and decorations after dinner, which I think will be a fun way to spend the evening.

Friday, we're taking a trip to see my grandfather in Las Cruces, NM. Depending on our mood, we might drive back Friday night or we might stay the night.
I promised my mom that we'd see New Moon at some point and I know she's looking forward to breakfast at Mimi's Cafe, so we'll probably do that on Saturday and then Sunday will be a day trip to Sedona to see the red rocks.

I drop them off at the airport on my way into work on Monday, so it will surely be a whirlwind visit!

I'll leave you with a picture of my Thanksgiving table. I set it tonight to cut down on the Turkey Day prep that always seems to be so overwhelming.

To you and yours, I wish you a delightful Thanksgiving filled with food, family, and fun.

Matte Nail Polish

via www.realsimple.com

Hmm, not sure how I feel about the new trend of matte nailpolish. For $7 I might have to try it out. Looks like a trip to Ulta is in my future!

Carrie Bradshaw Teen Years Revealed In “The Carrie Diaries”

via www.popcrunch.com

Carrie Bradshaw’s teen diaries are on their way to a bookseller near you. On Tuesday, HarperCollins released the first image of the cover of Candace Bushnell’s The Carrie Diaries, a young adult book series set during the teen years of the Sex And The City protagonist.

And it appears Carrie got her start as a style maven during her days as a high school standout.

The book reveals Carrie’s first love, her relationship with her mother, and explores how the beloved fashionista discovered her love of writing.

“Carrie in high school did not follow the crowd – she led it,” the publisher said in statement in September. “It was there that she began observing and commenting on the social scene.”

The first volume of The Carrie Diaries is scheduled for release April 27, 2010, just a month before the theaterical release of Sex And The City 2.

Coming Soon: Oakvile Grocery Co. Scottsdale Arizona

via oakvillegroceryarizona.com

Really excited to hear that the Oakville Grocery Co is opening shop in Scottsdale. The foodie is me is jumping for joy!

Check out the website and sign up for their mailing list: http://oakvillegroceryarizona.com

Neiman Marcus - Customized Cupcake Car

Put on your matching hat, slip under the muffin top of your Cupcake Car, and let the world figure itself out for awhile. Get (or give) the sheer, joyful chaos of a gift that is mind-blowing, triple-dog-dare, double-infinity forever cool. Make the kids or grandkids literally squeal with joy. Bring it to work and buzz the breakroom. Crash parades! Putter about the ‘hood. Ever had a crowd of kids chasing after you just for the crazy gleeful heck of it? (No worries, the top speed is a comfy-safe 7 mph.) What’s it made of? A 24-volt electric motor, a heavy-duty battery, sheet metal, wire, fabric, wood…and mad genius. Launched at Burning ManSM as a cooperative art car project, the Cupcake Car sprang from the fevered mind of Bay Area artist Lisa Pongrace and her less-rules-more-laughs posse of artists and techno geeks. Yours will be tricked out with your favorite topping, so start thinking flavors. Call 1.877.9NM.GIFT for details.

via www.neimanmarcus.com

100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 2) - You’re the Boss Blog - NYTimes.com

This is the second half of the 100 do’s and don’ts from last week’s post. Again, this list is for one particular restaurant, mine, which is under construction in Bridgehampton, N.Y., and will, with any luck, open this spring. I realize that every deli needs a wisecracking waiter, most pizza joints can handle heavy metal, and burgers always taste better when delivered by a server with tattoos and tongue piercing(s).

via boss.blogs.nytimes.com

Stopped at a red light.

The sky is on fire tonight!

Scottsdale man goes vegan for 'Dr. Oz Show'

He left his job as a grocery executive to move west to become chief instructor at the Arizona Cowboy College in Scottsdale. Then, he turned city slickers into cowboys on Country Music Television, or CMT, for a few seasons.

via www.azcentral.com