Thanksgiving

The Ring Around the Rosie picture is the only one I took over Thanksgiving. I wish I would have taken pictures of the delicious meal Nathan made: Oven-Roasted Rib Roast, *Real Mashed Potatoes* and Gravy, Sweet Potato Casserole with a Carmelized Pecan topping, Stuffing, Rolls, and Pumpkin Pie. I could only eat one thing on the list (can you guess which one?), but it smelled great and leftovers didn't last long Ü.

We didn't get a chance to go around and say what we are thankful for before we ate. But if we did, it would have gone something like this:
Nathan: My Loving Family
Deacon: "Baa" and "Lees" (bath and leaves)
Aubrey: Phenergan/Premethazine and a 24-hour Pharmacy

The day after Thanksgiving, I received what I jokingly refer to as "Booty Call" visits from my sisters, Monica and Chanda. Both of their husbands have family here. But since they're "technically" here to visit their in-laws, they can only sneak away and see me during down time. So I have to be ready at the drop of a hat if they are able to visit (which isn't hard since I've been stuck to the couch). I'll have to steal some pictures of their visit when they post. Deacon had fun with so many cousins!

Twilight

Nathan's parents had some quick business in town, so they stayed with us overnight. Perfect timing for us to put Deacon in bed and sneak out and see Twilight the day after it opened. I've been going to bed at 8pm lately, so even though it started at 9pm, I felt like we were at the midnight showing Ü. All the midnight showings here sold out so quickly, theaters opened another showing at 2:30 am! On a school night!

Because it was such a low budget film and Summit is still a young production company, I didn't have high expectations. Plus I realize that almost any book is better than it's movie counterpart. Therefore, I was not disappointed. Surprisingly, there were a lot of men in theatre (accompanying their wives and girlfriends). Nathan seemed to be interested and even asked me a few questions. But said he won't be reading the book anytime soon Ü.

****Update: I just saw the most awesome Twilight-inspired Christmas tree on my sister's blog.

Just Because....

Even though Nate is the one who deserves a dozen roses, these showed up for me today. I even started to write a poem about how much he's taken care of me over the last month, but who knew "Twas the Night Before Christmas" had so many lines?!? I fell into a drug induced stupor during the third stanza:

'Twas the month before Christmas, here at the Hunt House
No one was moving---except for my spouse.
I was drugged on the couch, with nary a care.
For thirty-plus days I just dribbled and stared.

He kept me nestled all snug in my bed.
He cleaned and shopped and kept us all fed.
And patience he has, to live with this crap,
While I settle down for my three hour nap.

When out on the couch, I'd groan and clatter,
He'd spring to my side, and swear I'm not fatter.
But my belly is growing, quick as a flash;
My pants are much tighter and causing a rash.

Pool Boy

Some women dream of a shirtless pool boy, I'll stick with my shirtless kitchen boy.

Halloween Party

A couple weeks ago we went to a Halloween party at our church. They do it a little differently here----no children allowed! It's an adult-only dinner party where everyone is assigned to a table and each table has a different theme. Our theme was the Olympics and we could NOT think of a costume. The only ones that came to mind were skin tight body suits or skimpy Speedos. A couple of hours before the party (!) we finally decided on:

Nathan as an Olympic Tourist. I tried to get some shorter shorts on him, but these was as short as he would go. We made a big camera out of a pop tarts box and he had some binoculars around his neck. Ha! He already had the rest of the ensemble in his wardrobe.
I borrowed an idea that my sister Chanda did several Halloweens ago when she dressed as a candle. But I called it The Olympic Torch. I used wire to make my hair stand on end and sprayed it orange. I was even able to rig a shining flashlight to stay in there.

The hosts of our table:

A figure skater and her Russian coach

Another couple at our table.

From the Caveman-themed table, Nathan loved it when this Caveman came in dragging his wife behind him:

From the Politically-themed table, she dressed as The Bailout

Willie-Wonka Table. The lady dressed as Violet rubbed eyeshadow all over her body!

The Young Single Adult Table did Alice in Wonderland. It was the first time I noticed that the twins on the right were really twins! I've only ever seen one at a time before!

*****Fast Forward to Halloween*****

I had grand plans of ordering Deacon's costume right after Halloween last year so I could get a good deal.....but I didn't do it. So then I decided to make one for him over the summer....but I didn't do it. Finally, I realized we already had the perfect costume!
I bought this "Baker In Training" apron and chef hat last month for $1 dollar. Deacon loves to help in the kitchen. We thought it would make a good costume. We put some flour on his face and gave him a bowl and spatula to collect candy with.
We only took him to 4 or 5 houses in the cul-de-sac, but that was enough.

He picked the one piece of candy he wanted and left the rest in the driveway.