It already seems like Thanksgiving was a month ago. The food was delicious. Bill cooked the entire meal and it was the best we’ve every had. He was so organized, not running around frantically like it seems we’ve done in years past. The turkey was done a little earlier than anticipated (but that’s okay, plenty of time for it to rest). And good thing it was out of the oven because our grill ran out of gas and we had to finish the roast in the oven. Things just worked out perfectly.

My dad was in town for a visit. He even helped with the meal (peeled potatoes) and helped clean up. And without complaint, and I seem to recall a lot of discussion about the “helping” last year. On Friday we didn’t much shopping. Bill did run to Target early in the AM (not doors opening early, but still early). It was insane and of course they didn’t have what he was looking for. We took it easy in the AM and then went to Philly to see Penn play in a tournament. We stopped at Pat’s first and got to the game early and saw a very exciting Navy – Seton Hall basketball game. The Penn game was fun. They lost to Virginia and it was sloppy, but we enjoyed ourselves. We didn’t get on the road until nearly midnight and it was a rough drive home. I managed to stay awake talking to Bill the entire trip but it was hard at the end. Thankfully traffic cooperated and the trip to the minimum amount of time. Saturday we did venture out and brave some stores. My dad – shopping! Almost never happens. And technically we called it “running errands”. We ended our day with ribs at Barley and Hops in Frederick. I had been craving some ribs. So delicious. And they brew their own beer. Also delicious. Then there was Sunday. I decided to clean up under the sink and found a leak. Great. But that’s the fabulous things about Dads. They KNOW things. So while Bill and I are thinking Call A Plumber, Dad is thinking No Problem. And amazingly enough, it was no problem. Dad and Bill fixed it in a pretty short amount of time. We did some other clean-up around the house but also got to relax and watch some football. The Bears game was exciting! Very exciting! And then Monday it was back to work.

Dad made it home safely and Bill and I are getting back to our normal schedule. I’m excited about Christmas but am still not believing that it is a month away. I am working on gifts and have been shopping, but it still hasn’t hit me yet. Maybe once I get the decorations up. That’s the plan for this weekend.