Christmas Spirit...
Well, Thanksgiving was here and gone in no time. I felt like it just crept up on my and whizzed on by. I did have a lot of fun at Meema's house this year, like usual. There was enough food there to feed a small army and enough food left over to feed a large family! All of the universal Thanksgiving food was there...ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, noodles, and stuffing, and then we had our family tradition foods...corny mac and cheese, broccoli rice casserole, and pink salad. In years past Mom has made the pink salad, but since I have moved out, the last few years I have been making it. That's just one less thing that Mom has to make (heaven forbid if the pink salad wasn't at Thanksgiving) and it's something simple that I know how to make.
This year I was wanting to try something new so I did some looking in my cookbook for ideas. I ran across a Pecan-Caramel Cheesecake recipe that l thought sounded good, but didn't care for how it was made. I did a trial run (as seen on Trial and Error...) so I would know if it was good enough to take to Thanksgiving. I liked the trial for the most part, so I made some modifications and took it for Thanksgiving. That recipe is going in my recipe binder and I'm definitely going to be making it again!
Now that Thanksgiving is over I'm finally starting to get into the Christmas spirit. I think a lot of it has to do with the Christmas lights that are starting to go up. I borrowed Mom and Dad's step ladder so I can put the ones up around the patio tomorrow morning. I've already brought my light tote in from the garage and tested all the strands so I know what needs replaced. In addition to the icicle lights, candy canes, and C9 bulbs that I put out last year, I am also going to decorate the shrub in the front yard. I hope the other tenants like Christmas lights as much as I do, otherwise they might be out of luck. Oveta was happy last year that I put the Christmas lights up, because she said it makes the apartments look "lived in". She also says that when I get the flowers put out in the spring. I think she appreciates that I care enough to want to make it look nice.
Well...Time for me to get out and about tonight. I'm ready to start decorating in the morning! YeeHaw!!!
This year I was wanting to try something new so I did some looking in my cookbook for ideas. I ran across a Pecan-Caramel Cheesecake recipe that l thought sounded good, but didn't care for how it was made. I did a trial run (as seen on Trial and Error...) so I would know if it was good enough to take to Thanksgiving. I liked the trial for the most part, so I made some modifications and took it for Thanksgiving. That recipe is going in my recipe binder and I'm definitely going to be making it again!
Now that Thanksgiving is over I'm finally starting to get into the Christmas spirit. I think a lot of it has to do with the Christmas lights that are starting to go up. I borrowed Mom and Dad's step ladder so I can put the ones up around the patio tomorrow morning. I've already brought my light tote in from the garage and tested all the strands so I know what needs replaced. In addition to the icicle lights, candy canes, and C9 bulbs that I put out last year, I am also going to decorate the shrub in the front yard. I hope the other tenants like Christmas lights as much as I do, otherwise they might be out of luck. Oveta was happy last year that I put the Christmas lights up, because she said it makes the apartments look "lived in". She also says that when I get the flowers put out in the spring. I think she appreciates that I care enough to want to make it look nice.
Well...Time for me to get out and about tonight. I'm ready to start decorating in the morning! YeeHaw!!!
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