Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Thanksgiving weekend



Thanksgiving was good. I am still stuffed full of pie, both apple and pumpkin. We ended up having a small turkey at my parent's on Sunday night which I offered to cook - big mistake! It was my first turkey and even though it was small I still had to wrestle with it. It came out slightly dry, and the stuffing ended up tasting like melba toast. But, you can't get better if you don't start somewhere.

Monday we went to my Aunt Pat's for some delicious ham and my family went bananas over the apple pie I made. Dessert, I can do.

Anyway. I had that important interview at Timeless Treasures today and I think it went quite well. I was talking to her for about half an hour and she didn't ask me any of the regular questions which was nice. She said I interview well and that she liked my resume and cover letter. It's only 15-20 hours a week to start, and only a measly $9/h, but it's a start. It just means I'd have to find one or two more part time jobs.

It's a beautiful afternoon, warm and breezy (like summer again!) so I meandered home the long way, picking up pine cones and leaves to use for decorating. I stopped at the knitting store and got some nice chunky purple yarn, chatted a bit with the old ladies who work there. I'll miss my leisurely afternoons once I start working again.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

More photos from the weekend









This week has been tough, for some reason. I think it has something to do with being at home on the weekend. I always come back to this crappy apartment and feel defeated. The life I want, the life Finn and I both want, seems so unattainable sometimes. I really hate living in town, and so does he. But we haven't saved up enough yet to buy a house and renting in Erin (where my parents live) would be triple what we're paying now. I know we'll get there someday I am just tired of waiting.

Thanksgiving this weekend. At least I have that to look forward to. Plus it's supposed to be 23 degrees on Monday! Much as I love the crispness of fall, our summer was pretty lackluster so it'll be nice to have one more burst of warmth before the snow flies.

We're going to my Aunt Pat's for dinner which is always exciting because she is the most amazing cook in the world. I am not normally a big fan of turkey - every time I try to do one it ends up being dry and horrible. But my aunt's turkeys are always amazing. Plus my Mom is making both apple and pumpkin pies, which she is renowned for. I'm sure I'm going to put on 10 pounds on Monday alone.