To the Mountains
Howdy. I’m absolutely loving my time off – longest time away from work since I started in July! Given our change in plans, Matt and I decided to spend the rest of our weekend in Charlottesville, visiting Kath and Kanz and my parents. We arrived just in time for a Thanksgiving lunch on Friday. THIS WAS SO GOOD.
I love getting to try other people’s Thanksgivings.
For dinner, we drove to a neighboring town to see a performance by musician Scott Miller. We dined at the music hall, where Matt and I split a huge portion of local spare beef ribs as well as a local pork ribeye with bourbon bbq sauce.
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Today, I’m relaxed, rested, and stuffed full of Great Harvest french toast. It’s time for exercise and then we’re off to Virginia wineries. Wheeeeeee.
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Between 2 and 9 o’clock, I had tastes, sips, or pours of all of the following – handpicked by Matt’s mom based on my beer page and preferences. I LOVED them all!! Sooo spoiled:)
He was quite juicy.
Brown butter mashed potatoes,
Prep
The pie has been baked,
Hosting
I’m very tired, but very excited. We’ve had a slight change in plans; We’ll be hosting Thanksgiving in Durham so that Matt’s parents can see his little sister play in the Elite Eight (soccer) on Friday. Given that I’ll be in my own kitchen, I decided to do some cooking of my own to contribute. So instead of packing, I’ve been cleaning, menu planning, and grocery shopping. I’ve actually never helped with Thanksgiving cooking, so I’m pretty excited to try some of the awesome recipes I’ve seen floating around the blog world. I’m attempting pumpkin biscuits and a unique twist on traditional pumpkin pie, along with some old fashioned brussels in brown butter. My bill at the grocery store reminded me why I don’t cook recipes I see on blogs more often though! Whew.
But before the cooking begins, I’ve got another early morning wake-up, some gym time, and a full day at work. I’m also heading to Hillsborough to grab a drink at the local pub tomorrow night. Until then, I’ll be dreaming of my three favorite Thanksgiving items: seasonal beer, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
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I've created this blog because I'm in a bit of a quarter life crisis. Since graduating from college in 2008 and earning an advanced degree in school psychology in May, I still don't know what career path to follow. All I know is that time is moving way too fast and I find myself living only for the weekends. Bear with me as I attempt to reclaim my twenties by finding pleasure and balance in the work week and incorporating my passions of food, fashion, fitness, and fun into everyday life. 
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