Non-Traditional Traditions
This Thanksgiving was all about the boxed dinner from Albertson’s. That’s right - turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry and pumpkin pie, all packed neatly in cardboard. And honestly, it wasn’t bad! Yes, I could make better, but who wants to slave away for 6 hours? Not me, thank you very much.
Oh, and we had it Wednesday night, not Thursday. Thursday was annual dim-sum-and-car-show day.
Yesterday, I begged Jason to go with me to get a tree - our only “normal” tradition. He was tired and completely satisfied sitting at home watching Sopranos, but I eventually convinced him to take the trek. (I win!)
As fun as the past few days have been, I have a feeling the high point of this long weekend will be tonight, when Jason and I have our very first date since Squid was born. My mother-in-law is babysitting for us so we can go see a favorite local band of mine. The thought of actually leaving the house together sans baby is so very bizarre! Let’s hope I don’t spend the entire evening worrying. Now, that will be a miracle.
November 25th, 2006 15:10
Have a great time!
November 25th, 2006 19:04
i love green bean casserole. i love dim sum. and i love that you have a date. i hope you have a great time.
November 25th, 2006 22:10
Have fun! It is soo hard to leave for the first time but eventually you get over it.
November 25th, 2006 22:52
hope your date night was wonderful. i need to get roped into a date night again soon, too!
November 27th, 2006 00:14
Excellent! Hope you enjoyed your date without too much worry! :)