Month: November 2007

First Holiday Memories

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Kyllan and I spent our first Thanksgiving together as a married couple. Somehow we went from planning a small dinner together and a quite weekend to a feast for two and a Christmas tree in our den. I think it will be amazing to look back 20 years from now at what are now our first holiday memories. How will things change? What little things will turn into long standing traditions?

Photos from the weekend can be found in my flickr account, Here. (As always, links to our photos can be found in the right-hand toolbar.)



Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday

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William and I enjoyed our first holiday together as a married couple. I actually survived preparing the entire Thanksgiving meal and only had some issues with the white sauce for the mac and cheese, but with some assistance from my mom via phone, I finally got it. The entrees included Honeybaked Ham and Smoked Turkey Breast (both purchased from Honeybaked Ham) and side items that were prepared from scratch including sweet potato casserole, macaroni and cheese, green beans, roasted squash and zucchini, sweet potato pie (I even made the crust from scratch!), and crescent rolls (store bought). I enjoyed being in the kitchen cooking for my husband while he watched football, watched a movie, and played on our Nintendo Wii (trying to beat my bowling record). I also made chess squares on Wednesday night, a recipe I got from William’s mom. I wanted William to have something familiar, not to mention that I must have eaten half the pan the first time I had them in Jacksonville when William’s mom made them. Everything turned out great and I think William was happily surprised to find out that his wife actually could cook once she took the time to do it. I even made breakfast both yesterday morning and this morning. We had Belgian waffles prepared with a waffle maker we received as a wedding gift. Today, I made William a pecan Belgian waffle, so I was pretty proud of myself. My sister, Kim, brother-in- law, Rob, and nephew Drew stopped by not too long after we ate and hung out with us for the evening. Drew entertained us with his backflips off the couch and off of Uncle William’s shoulders. He loves to be flipped upside down and never seems to get tired of it.

Today (Black Friday) we hung out and relaxed for most of the morning and then decided to venture out to join the rest of the Black Friday shoppers. We stopped by William’s favorites first (Best Buy and Circuit City), but didn’t see any deals we couldn’t pass up. We then went to NorthPark Center (my favorite mall in Dallas). I ended up buying two sweaters from White House/Black Market (one of my favorite stores), and William bought some Polo Blue aftershave. I actually prefer shopping after Christmas when the real sales begin. We then met up with one of my friends and her husband and saw Fred Claus. It was ok, but I have to agree with Cherie that you would anticipate that it would be funnier than it really was. But, since we didn’t have much to do anyway, we didn’t mind it.  We saw This Christmas on Wednesday, and that was a little bit more entertaining, but still not as good as it probably could have been.

Tomorrow (Saturday) will be another day of relaxing. William is a Florida State fan and they have a big game against the Florida Gators. Go Noles!! (I hope my boss is not reading this… he is a Gator and I may get fired). Wake Forest (my alma mater) has a big game tomorrow also against Vanderbilt. They are already bowl eligible, but they are trying to become only the 5th team in school history to win more than 8 games in a season. Go Deacs!

We took lots of pictures (mainly William took pictures of me cooking as I think he needed to actually have documentation of my cooking) and we will try to download and put those on Flickr tomorrow.

Thanksgiving Plans

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Kyllan and I will be spending our first major holiday together as a married couple this thanksgiving. We don’t really have any special plans, other than spend time with each other. The two of us will have thanksgiving dinner together Thursday. (After the classes and kitchen items we received as wedding gifts, Kyllan seems to be really excited about cooking.) I think Kyllan wants to do some black Friday shopping.  We will probably go see This Christmas at some point over the weekend. I am still on the fence about Fred Claus. Other than that, I don’t know. What are you guys doing for thanksgiving. Traveling? Any special traditions?

Must Do List

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William and I had a nice weekend together in Denver. We saw a couple movies and just enjoyed being together again. It was even better when we realized we would see each other again in 9 days (when William comes to Dallas for Thanksgiving). We began to discuss what we would do the next time we see each other and it led to a discussion of things we would like to do during our lifetimes. We both agreed that traveling was something we definitely want to do more of. A second honeymoon to Turks and Caicos is a must (we would go every year if we could afford it). I also want to explore a few other Caribbean Islands.

So… since we have friends and family members who have done so many interesting things and have taken so many wonderful vacations, we are soliciting feedback on things we should add to our “Must Do” list. Below are a few things we have so far (no particular order and I am probably forgetting some)

1. Second Honeymoon to Turks and Caicos

2. Italy with William’s parents

3. Marathon (William’s must do, but I may join him)

4. Go to the Olympic Games (We are considering London in 2012)

5. Go Skiing (We should probably take advantage of Colorado while William is there)

6. Go to a Broadway Musical (William has been, but I have only been to Off Broadway)

7. Become a Pro Tennis Player on Nintendo Wii (I am a Pro Bowler already!!)

8. Attend a Fight in Vegas (This is another William must do, but we will probably bring the girls and do girls night in Vegas while the guys go to the fight).

9. More vacations, some probably post retirement (Phuket($), Bora Bora ($$), Grand Maldives ($$$), Caribbean, Spain, etc…)

10. Much, much, more….

Help us add to our list. Give us your suggestions!

Fields/ Campbell Wedding Photos

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As you know, Kyllan and I attended the wedding of two close friends this past weekend. I finally went through of the photos and picked out some to share with you. It was a packed weekend. There was a welcome party on Thursday, complete with dancing girls and a fire dancer. Friday morning Jamaal’s dad took the groomsmen and some close friends and family to play golf. Of course Friday also included the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. The wedding on Saturday was beautiful. It looked like it wanted to rain, but as soon as Maya started down the isle the clouds went away. Both the bride and groom cried like a babies, causing me to lose a side bet I had with Neil. (He gave me good odds, I couldn’t pass it up.) The reception was crazy! People danced all night. Check out the pictures here.