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fatesfolly) wrote2004-11-26 09:51 am
fatesfolly) wrote2004-11-26 09:51 am
Post Thanksgiving Update
First of all, the meal was great, if I do say so myself.
After three Thanksgivings, I'm finally getting the hang of putting out a banquet of food. Usually, I'm the one who cooks most dinners during the week and it consists of a main dish and maybe one or two side dishes. Thanksgiving calls for the main dish (turkey) and 7 or 8 side dishes. Plus, you have to decorate-- at least a little bit. (For posterity's sake, we had: turkey, dressing, rice, gravy, collards, pineapple casserole, green bean casserole, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin roll [that didn't roll], and molten chocolate cake.)
And growing up, after we had finsihed our Thanksgiving gluttony, the women would always go to the five and dime store that was open and the men would snooze or watch television. We really didn't need anything other than to get out of the house and stretch out full bellies. But it was always fun to be out and about with Granny and Mama. Thankfully, Kimberly needed some things for a party she's having in a couple of weeks so we headed to Big Lots, KMart, and WalMart-- just like old times. It felt so natural to be out while the boys stayed home and napped. :)
Today is a work day around here. My brother is helping me install some cabinet doors in my kitchen, a new utility room door and... drum roll please..... a new mailbox!!! We've lived here 5 years with the same rusty mailbox I had growing up WITH my father's name still on the side! Yay! Tonight, he's taking us to a steak place nearby for our anniversary, which is tomorrow.
Wow. Five years. I never thought I'd make it 5 years. And I mean I was thinking this two weeks ago! Sometimes, I love being married and sometimes, I wish it would all disappear. I guess that's life. When it's good, it's very good and when it's bad... it sucks. We have a complimentary sense of humor, we enjoy a lot of things in common, we know each other like the backs of our hands. He used to say that he was the calm to my storm... I'm the passionate one who gets fired up about the smallest thing. He calms my fears and tempers my excitability. He can make me laugh with his impressions and one-liners and I can make him laugh with surprise looks and if all else fails, his numerous tickle zones. On the other hand, trust is a big issue and I think he trusts me now, but ironically, I don't believe he'd be there to catch me if I ever fell. I don't think he's strong enough. He disappoints me in both little and big ways. And he never really looks at me or lets me know he appreciates me. That hurts.
But I won't think about that now, says Miss Scarlet. I've got work to do!
After three Thanksgivings, I'm finally getting the hang of putting out a banquet of food. Usually, I'm the one who cooks most dinners during the week and it consists of a main dish and maybe one or two side dishes. Thanksgiving calls for the main dish (turkey) and 7 or 8 side dishes. Plus, you have to decorate-- at least a little bit. (For posterity's sake, we had: turkey, dressing, rice, gravy, collards, pineapple casserole, green bean casserole, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin roll [that didn't roll], and molten chocolate cake.)
And growing up, after we had finsihed our Thanksgiving gluttony, the women would always go to the five and dime store that was open and the men would snooze or watch television. We really didn't need anything other than to get out of the house and stretch out full bellies. But it was always fun to be out and about with Granny and Mama. Thankfully, Kimberly needed some things for a party she's having in a couple of weeks so we headed to Big Lots, KMart, and WalMart-- just like old times. It felt so natural to be out while the boys stayed home and napped. :)
Today is a work day around here. My brother is helping me install some cabinet doors in my kitchen, a new utility room door and... drum roll please..... a new mailbox!!! We've lived here 5 years with the same rusty mailbox I had growing up WITH my father's name still on the side! Yay! Tonight, he's taking us to a steak place nearby for our anniversary, which is tomorrow.
Wow. Five years. I never thought I'd make it 5 years. And I mean I was thinking this two weeks ago! Sometimes, I love being married and sometimes, I wish it would all disappear. I guess that's life. When it's good, it's very good and when it's bad... it sucks. We have a complimentary sense of humor, we enjoy a lot of things in common, we know each other like the backs of our hands. He used to say that he was the calm to my storm... I'm the passionate one who gets fired up about the smallest thing. He calms my fears and tempers my excitability. He can make me laugh with his impressions and one-liners and I can make him laugh with surprise looks and if all else fails, his numerous tickle zones. On the other hand, trust is a big issue and I think he trusts me now, but ironically, I don't believe he'd be there to catch me if I ever fell. I don't think he's strong enough. He disappoints me in both little and big ways. And he never really looks at me or lets me know he appreciates me. That hurts.
But I won't think about that now, says Miss Scarlet. I've got work to do!