It may be an early bedtime for me tonight. I didn’t sleep much again last night.
I had set my alarm for 4:00 to put the turkey in the oven. I was awake at 3:00 and thought I would go ahead and put the turkey in the oven and hope I could get more sleep. That logic didn’t work but I was an hour ahead all day.
We had a nice dinner. I only had 10 today but it was nice to have a more manageable number of people today. We ate in the new room and had plenty of room. The only goof I made was forgetting to set out the cranberry relish. Everything else was edible.
We had lots of leftovers but most of my guests took some home. Thanksgiving leftovers are the best! I am going to make some ham salad tomorrow with the leftover ham.
No plans for the next couple of days. I need a rest and recovery day. I still have a few dishes to finish up but there is no rush for that. I may or may not get the last of them washed up tonight.
My shingles are much better today. No pain and just a little weeping. I am thinking the vaccine really helped make this a very mild case. I’m still tired but not sure if that is from jet lag or the shingles or both. It sure would help if I could crash and sleep for longer than three hours at a time. One of these days that will happen.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It is a good excuse to eat as much as you can and to share the day with family and friends. It was nice to see Jason, Michelle and Ellexia today. Looking forward to our family Christmas the 13th. I will need to get going on making our favorite Christmas treats. I need to make a list and go shopping to get the supplies. I will wait till next week though as I don’t want to go close to any stores this weekend.
Looking forward to a couple of quiet days between the holidays. I need some down time to completely recover from my trip and today.
Feeling sated and happy this evening. I love having company and fixing a meal. It was a bit easier for me this year than last year as I am getting more used to this smaller house. I’m so grateful for my friends that came and joined my family today.
Grateful for another successful Thanksgiving feast, grateful for my friends and family that joined us, and grateful for a couple of quiet days ahead.