Thanksgiving 2012

This years festivities really started on Monday 11/19/12. I went out and bought a Turkey and the rest of the items needed for Thanksgiving dinner. When I got everything put away I started my pumpkin cheesecake and I dare say it turned out good :) of course I almost forgot about doing it.

 

Next came on Wednesday when I had to put the turkey in a brine to be ready to cook it the next day.

 

 

That night my parents came up since they were going to have thanksgiving with me. My mom started on the cranberries and rasberry ribbon salad.

 

 

Next day came most of the cooking. Yams, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole and of course I cant forget the turkey. The rest of the house guest there were also coming was Cindy, Will, Chenal, Taylour and Jourdan. Sherry and Mike almost came over but decided to go with their son and daughter in law to their daughter in laws parents house. Clayton is on the slope for thanksgiving this year and I just decided with all that Chenal and Cindy have going on this year I would take the burden of hosting off them.

Chenal and Cindy brought over the rolls, deviled eggs, and a jello/marshmallow desert. Everything looked so yummy and smelled so good. And if I do say so myself I did a darn good job (props to my mom and mother in law as well)

 

 

It was really nice to spend time with my family all together (minus Clayton, Brianna, and my brothers), but I heard that Jason spent time Thanksgiving with Nichole via skype, and I'm hoping Adam got to celebrate in some way shape or form being in Qatar. I did get to skype with Brianna and wish her a Happy Thanksgiving. Shes doing well and always "licks" me to say goodbye. One month down and 2 to go.

 

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving 2012!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Missing her

As I lay in bed unable to sleep, listening to Preston breathe over the monitor, and "watching" tv. All I can do I'd think about Brianna. Even though we're so much closer now than when I was in Alaska it gets harder and harder to be apart from her. At the end of three months (because of her "tudes" as I call then) I am so ready for a break but not a three month break. It could be an hour maybe 2, or even maybe a 24 hour period but not 3 months or longer than a 24 hour period. I miss her like jelly misses peanut butter. I miss her like a hot dog misses its bun. I miss her like a fish misses water. I miss her more than anything!! A child's love can never be replaced! Miss you Bri! These next 2 months will go by quick and Ill be seeing you around Christmas!!

Sesame Street live leads to hard weekend

I can't wait for another year and a half or sooner to go by. It's never easy seeing Brianna off to her dads. It pulls my heart, and now I have to be strong for Preston. He is definitely keeping my mind off missing her but little things bring the aching right back. February can not come fast enough. Yes every mother needs a break sometimes but when I know it's going to be longer than 24 hours it sucks.
On a happier note though before she went to her dads, I wanted to do something fun with Brianna. I was looking into the fun center in kalispell when Clayton decided we should leave a day early so my parents could have a little more time with Brianna. So I looked into the fun center in Missoula. While looking into that my dad told me that Sesame Street live: Elmo's super heros were in town. And he graciously got us tickets. At first Bri didn't seem to into (that's when I noticed that I might have the same issue on my hands that my parents had, a fear of costumes people). Once she got into my lap, I helped her get into it. And at the end she started crying cause she didn't want Elmo to go. We had to tell her he needed a nap and was hungry and needed to feed his fish Dorothy.
I miss my baby girl but at least I'm not 2700 miles away anymore and can come down and see her when I want :)