Second year in a row to host. Second year in a row to nail the meal. And by nail the meal I mean nothing burnt, nothing raw and no obvious evidence of food poisoning.
It's also the second year in a row that I didn't spend part of Thanksgiving in a hotel. So ya, we're living in a dumpy little trailer but trust me people, I consider this a step up.
I wasn't really looking forward to hosting, mainly because we have no space. I mean, 800 square feet (and that may be generous) is not a lot for four people and it sure isn't enough room to add any extra. Especially when those people don't bathe.
Ugh, I can't deal with tight quarters and funk.
One of the nieces has some hellion kids - two of which kept crying. And why is that so annoying?Have you ever noticed that? How annoying a crying kid is when it's not yours? I mean, yeah, it's kinda annoying when it's yours but it's at least tolerable. Other kids cry and I'm like "MAKE IT STOP!"
I had to run a few errands to avoid it all. Oh darn! I'm out of (insert random, completely unnecessary item here) - I've gotta run to the store. No, I don't already have some. Yes, I'm sure. That? No, that's a different kind of X, I need X. What do you mean, are they different? Of course, they're different! If they weren't different, I wouldn't have to run to the store and get some, would I?
So now I have like three boxes of baking soda, two bottles of kyro syrup and a box of stuff that I'm not even sure how to use.
But for the most part, it was low-key. I made my pies and a couple of the other dishes the night before so got up and put the meat on in the morning and that was about it. I made a huge meal but I didn't feel like I slaved in the kitchen all day. And I bought disposable everything so I wasn't stuck doing dishes. Not the classiest table setting but of all the people gobbling down food there was only one person that was going to be stuck with dishes and that was me. And I didn't want to do them either. So plastic all the way!
Perhaps the best part was that the inlaws left almost as soon as we ate. Which may be why I was trying to get lunch on the table by 10:30 a.m.
Then on Saturday I got to watch the Sooners dominate once again. I'm telling you, with the exception of the Texas game, I am loving this season! I didn't get to watch the very end of the game though, which sucks. I hate not finishing a game. But we had a long drive and hubby was ready to head out and we didn't know how the roads would be. They were fine, by the way.
I've even managed to stick with the exercising - which is a holiday miracle in itself. And then this happened:
Yes, my fitbit literally fell apart! Of course, right when I become the active again! I've been sporting the ghetto tape for a few days now but I think I'm gonna have to put it aside until I get a new band. I can only do ghetto so long...
I haven't been able to double up on workouts since I've been away from work and no longer have access to my treadmill. Not that it would matter, I'm eating so much that no amount of exercise could burn off all these calories. But I'm gonna keep doing it and hope that I can get the food intake under control after the holidays. Yeah, after...you really think I'm giving up cheese balls and Oreo pie?
Special shout-out to my buddy CM, who saw my unflattering Before photo from a few posts ago and sent some words of kindness. Because a true gentleman will always lie to make a girl feel better...
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