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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Thanksgiving 2019

December 2, 2019

Thanksgiving 2019

Christmas wreath

{My new wreath from Target!}

Hi friends! It feels like forever since I chimed in with a post. Did that weekend feel long to anyone else? We had lots of hustle and bustle with family and friends Wed – Friday and then Thomas and I spent Saturday and Sunday relaxing and recharging. It was a super Thanksgiving holiday overall!

family

Grammie + Pea Came To Visit!

family

Grammie brought Gus a toy duck, which he promptly tore apart. Grammie was not too happy!

pet dog

Wednesday: Bball + Date Night

On Wednesday, Thomas took my dad to the UVA basketball game, and then G+P babysat the boys while T and I went on a date. We went to Ten Sushi and had a great time!

date night

Thursday: Thanksgiving

We each took a shift in the kitchen. I made cranberry sauce (Teri’s version with bourbon!) and Pinch of Yum’s Sweet Potato Casserole.

cranberry sauce

Mom made her popular corn pudding, and Thomas smoked our turkey on his Big Green Egg!

thanksgiving turkey

He was happy as a clam smoking on our new porch!

porch

I put together a mini version of the charcuterie board from last week.

thanksgiving charcuterie board

And set the Thanksgiving table!

thanksgiving charcuterie board thanksgiving charcuterie board

Thomas’s parents and T’s cousin, Michael, also joined us. (Mazen was there but he was too cool to get in the group photo so we didn’t force him.)

family

family family photo

I had an egg sandwich for breakfast, nibbles + cheese board for lunch, and a big plate for dinner at 5:00. Plus a generous plate of pie with whipped cream! We had three kinds: pumpkin, pecan, and apple, all from Paradox Pastry.

thanksgiving dinner

Birch loved the corn pudding and sweet potatoes! His first real Thanksgiving.

baby

We were all worn out for the day and in bed by 9.

Friday

On Black Friday, I woke up and made a cranberry sauce smoothie! Hoping to share the recipe soon.

cranberry sauce smoothies

Thomas and I went to ACAC for a post-Turkey Day workout (led by Matt, yes that Matt!)

exercise buddies

We said goodbye to Grammie and Pea and then had friends over all day to watch the UVA football game! The new porch TV was installed just in time. Thomas was in heaven! We had sandwiches and some beer and did lots of cheering (and chasing after kids!)

outdoor tv

Trim The Tree

joy pillow

Our sweet little tabletop tree couldn’t hold too many ornaments. But the minimalist in me is loving it! Mazen had so much fun getting out the Christmas decor this year.

christmas tree decorating

While Mazen, Birch, and I decorated, Thomas reheated all of the leftovers. I think he put more on my plate than I had on actual Thanksgiving!! But that was no a problem – I still ate it all :mrgreen:

thanksgiving leftovers

I watched the latest Survivor episode on the edge of my seat!!

Saturday

We couldn’t wait it relax on Saturday after having company for a few days in a row. I went to my 8am workout class and had a slice of pie (!) and the rest of a smoothie for breakfast. Mazen went over to Matt’s for the night, and T and I caught up on laundry, emails, and couch time.

Saturday evening we went to a friends’ party for a bit before watching a couple episodes of Black Mirror on Netflix. It’s our new favorite show!

9 To 5 is my new favorite holiday lip color!

Beautycounter is on its final day of the best deals of the year!

beautycounter

Sunday Yoga

Breakfast of eggs, fruit + scone.

pre yoga breakfast

I was SO THANKFUL to get to go to a 75 minute hot yoga class at The Elements! My body and mind needed it so badly, and it had been way too long.

post yoga

Hope you guys had a great holiday full of joy!

What was the highlight of your long weekend? Buy anything good for Black Friday?

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  1. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    December 2, 2019 at 7:17 am

    Happy belated Thanksgiving! Happy to see that you enjoyed your holiday! 🙂

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

    Reply
  2. Tonya says

    December 2, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    Now that’s a right proper porch!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      December 2, 2019 at 12:15 pm

      : )

      Reply
  3. Terri R. says

    December 2, 2019 at 12:52 pm

    Love the new porch! The broccoli dish on your (Thanksgiving) plate looks delicious. Do you know where I can find the recipe? Thanks!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      December 2, 2019 at 12:52 pm

      My sister in law made it. It was delicious! I’ll check with her on which recipe it is.

      Reply
  4. Hillary | Nutrition Nut on the Run says

    December 2, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    I want some of your photo tips, they make me feel like I’m there IRL!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      December 2, 2019 at 7:27 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  5. B says

    December 3, 2019 at 10:14 am

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Quick question… I love the rug that Gus is laying on 🙂 Any idea where you got it? Thanks!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      December 3, 2019 at 1:14 pm

      It’s this one. And it matches his fur perfectly 🙂

      Reply
  6. Irene says

    December 3, 2019 at 11:36 am

    i have a dog toy destroying dog like Gus.To save a lot of money I started going to second hand stores like Goodwill and buying stuffed animals there for pennies.I would look for ones with no hard eyes,but if they had any choking hazards on them i would cut it off before giving it to the dog.

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      December 3, 2019 at 12:00 pm

      That’s a good idea!

      Reply
  7. LavandulaLady says

    December 5, 2019 at 2:25 pm

    Everything looks delish.
    Is your porch finished now? It looks terrific!
    I’ve been curious for some time, so just decided to ask: how did you dad get the nickname Pea?

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      December 6, 2019 at 7:58 am

      It’s almost finished. Just needs screens and the screen door!

      And my dad wanted his grandfather name to be Grand Peepaw but that was shortened to Peepaw and then Pee, which was inappropriate to type, so it’s now Pea like the veg!

      Reply
  8. Susan says

    December 9, 2019 at 2:25 pm

    Have you seen the White Bear episode?!?!? It gave me nightmares!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      December 9, 2019 at 2:48 pm

      YES!! We watched that on Friday. So scary.

      Reply

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