Tis the season to wear elastic wasteband pants

Greetings friends! How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was lovely. We had all of the usual fixings and my contribution was roasted garlic mashed potatoes and deviled eggs. Later I was told that Southerners don't typically eat mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving - who knew? Well this family does. And let me tell ya, they were dang good. And we'll do it again next year. Of COURSE we also have sweet potato casserole, I mean duh. We just like to cover all the carb bases.

I haven't put up my tree yet but I did put up some decorations. AFTER Thanksgiving was over of course. I made this wreath last year and it goes well in my foyer. I also picked up this pink glitter reindeer at Hobby Lobby this past weekend. He is pretty festive I'd say.

This is one of my favorite decorations that I also got at Hobby Lobby a few years ago.

Pretty excited our downtown area now has an outdoor ice skating rink. It's no Central Park, but it'll do :) 

Twilight haters please skip this next paragraph.

Twilight friends, did you see Breaking Dawn 2? I went to see it over the holiday break. It was amazing.  If you haven't seen it yet (why not?) The twist in the movie had me almost coming out of my chair. The audience reaction is hilarious also.  And I will admit at the end my eyes got a little glassy. I'm glad the series is over though so RPatz can move on to different things (such as this role - can't wait).

Also, since seeing the movie, I have been playing Christina Perri's A Thousand Years on repeat lately. Today I found this piano/cello version on YouTube. I LOVE the cello. My roommate in college played the cello and I just think it is a beautiful instrument.  Enjoy:

I have a few other fun recipes to share with you in my next post: Mayonnaise Drop Biscuits & a really easy Cake Balls recipe. In regards to the biscuits, if you hate mayonnaise, don't make a face just yet. I promise you will like these. Did I mention there are only 3 ingredients? And hopefully I'll have my tree up.

I leave you with a picture of my brother. This is where I found him after we ate Thanksgiving lunch. He also claims to not be a cat person but...you decide.

Hope you all had a grand Thanksgiving! I am truly thankful for all of you that read this little nonsensical blog of mine.