So, I have been a bit of a slacker lately...not really having much to blog about or the motivation to do it. I feel like I am in the middle of a huge transition and its like being in the eye of the storm...you can see things around you flying by and you don't want to make any steps cuz you may just get swept up. Most things going on are good but still relatively scary and full of change. I struggle with change although, at the same time, I enjoy it in some weird way too.
This year I am cooking my first Turkey. It's just going to be Michael and I and the kids. They are venturing to my house for a two night sleepover, complete with blow up beds and lots of movie watching. My house isn't as exciting as their dad's...no individual TV in their room, no Internet (I know, what century do I live in?), no personal space. I admitted to Michael last night that I am worried that they will be bored. For some reason his, "they'll be fine" didn't calm my fears :)
The past two days I have been running around like a mad woman...cleaning the house, defrosting the turkey in the tub (don't' ask), grocery store twice (that's after our BIG thanksgiving trip last week), picking up clams for appetizer, getting haircut (hey, that's important for T-giving too!). Tonight we are injecting the turkey (pending its thawed) and making the peanut butter cheesecake...low carb of course.
Oh yes, I neglected to mention that we are having a low-carb T-giving. Michael and his coworker made a bet about who can lose the most weight before their Christmas party (Dec 12). We eat the majority of our meals together so I jumped on the wagon and let me tell you, its been tough. We are in induction phase where we limit our carbs to 14 a day. I did well for the first few days but yesterday, I was GROUCHY. (Jess, thanks for the warning!!) Our whole T-giving dinner was re planned to accommodate our new dietary restrictions. The only carbs we will be having are mashed potatoes. I cannot imagine a T-giving without them. I will eat them sparingly and savor every morsel that I feed myself...we'll see how long I last :)
Happy Thanksgiving!!
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