Thanksgiving is Nearly Here And What I Really Want For the Holidays

23 Nov 2011 1 Comment

by goldeygrad97 in Uncategorized

Thanksgiving is day after tomorrow, and thanks to the craptastic travel day, I’m working from home in order to avoid the 9,438,743,921 people who will be making their way through Penn Station in Baltimore.  I’m also taking advantage of the time to get a bit of a head start on the Turkey Day cooking.

This year, I’m making my own cranberry sauce for the first time.  In the past, I’ve always doctored up the canned variety, but I can’t use them anymore because of their high sugar content.  So this year, I’m making my own with fresh cranberries, oranges, pecans and splenda.  I’m going to go ahead and make that tomorrow, as well as a pecan pie for my hubby.  I’ll also knock out chopping the veggies for the stuffing, and make myself a sugar free sweet potato pie.  Thursday, I’ll make some fresh potato bread, and do the turkey, stuffing and mashed taters.

I’ve been struggling with our Christmas budget this year.  Trying to figure out how to buy gifts with limited funds, and trying to think of low budget things for my honey to get me.  What I really want for Christmas is to just get a break from all of the stress.  Stress blows.

But I am thankful this year.  Thankful for so much.  Familiy and friends.  A job (even though it stresses me) and my health.  Being surrounded by the people I love, and having them love me.

So this year, hold you loved ones close, and eat like pigs.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

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