Well, Buzzy and I have been moved into our new digs for a little over a week now. We signed the lease last Saturday, moved our stuff from Steph and Taylor's old apartment, and then rode with Taylor up to Corvallis, where Buzzy's sister Robyn and Robyn's fiance Travis willingly gave up their Sunday to help us move. We fit all our stuff in the ( Read more... )

That was a more wonderful visit than I could ever have imagined. Buzzy is such a classy lady and didn't let the potential awkwardness of showing up before me faze her one bit. She got along famously with my family, especially my dad. They have similar senses of humor, strangely enough. It was a cozy, content Thanksgiving, with tofu and all the ( Read more... )

Any day spent in preparation of food with people I love is a good day. We had ginger-garlic tofu (no turkey at all, for the second year running), mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, fresh hot rolls (I taught Ian to knead dough and he loved it, of course), cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie ( Read more... )

Last night we (and by we I mean August, Paul, and me mostly) made Thanksgiving dinner for eleven. There was a huge turkey (which I didn't have to touch, thank goodness), stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (both mashed and baked with apples), green beans, pumpkin pie, apple pie, and cranberry sauce. It was glorious. It also involved not ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving dinner was amazing. Our family of five had turkey, tofurkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce. Dad also baked two apple pies, which we haven't eaten yet. I didn't help much, just did dishes and helped make the dressing with Hannah. Dad took care of everything and seemed to like it. Keep ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I love you all ( Read more... )