The Sewing Mom

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, and for those of you outside of the U.S. who don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you’ve had a wonderful day with family and friends.

We got up this morning with the intent of having an early turkey dinner at home and then heading across town to visit some friends for the afternoon. Once I got started in the kitchen though, I knew I wasn’t going to want to get in the car later in the day and go visiting. I really wanted to stay home and spend the day relaxing with my husband and daughter. So, while I was preparing the turkey to be put in the oven I told my husband that maybe we should just stay home and invite his friend and his friend’s girlffriend over for dinner. He thought that was a good idea and so, that’s we did.

I roasted a 14 lb turkey with stuffing. My side dishes were mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potato casserole, green been casserole, cranberry sauce and rolls.  For dessert we had pumpkin and apple pies as well as ice cream.  It’s a good thing we invited friends because even with the two extra people we have a ton of leftovers.   We each ate a full plate full of food followed by coffee and pie.  We ate dinner almost five hours ago and I am still full.  I would love to have gone for a walk, and I should have gone for a walk.  Unfortunately, it finally got cold here in Dallas and it’s very windy, not too conducive to a nice after dinner walk.

If we lived in Florida we would have a better chance of having the perfect weather for walking.  Maybe next year we’ll just plan on spending our holiday in Florida next year.  I’d really enjoy visiting St. Augustine, Florida, one of the oldest cities in the U.S.  There are a number of art galleries in St. Augustine with art from local artisans.  My husband and I have a small collection of artwork, particularly water colors, that we like to collect from places we visit.  The St. Augustine Artwalk would be a perfect activity for us. It’s held beginning the first Friday of the month, each month and is called the First Friday Weekend Artwalk .

This would be perfect. We could eat our big meal and then go walking, exploring all the different types of art. Everything from paintings and photography to music can be found at the Artwalk. I think it would really be a lot of fun. If we did get tired of walking there are even trolley tours of the area. Yes, I’m thinking Florida is where we’ll be this time next year.

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