Thanksgiving Week!

Thanksgiving Day is only a couple days away! This past weekend was spent stocking up on the rest of the Holiday feast groceries! We will have my parents in town, so we also had to stock up on other groceries to last the entire week. :) The hubby and I decided to renew our Sam's Club membership, and boy am I glad we did! It made stocking up on food so much easier!

The hubby and I actually had the past weekend off together! Saturday morning we drove up to the Cumberland Mountain State Park. It was a beautiful area, and of course I was able to capture some great photos :)

Saturday night, we went to see The Impractical Jokers (a/k/a The Tenderloins)! Those guys are absolutely hilarious! It was a really good time! Unfortunately, I didn't get "good" pictures of our time there, but it was awesome regardless! If you need a laugh, check these guys out!

Overall, it was a good weekend! Now it is time for Thanksgiving week! Happy early Thanksgiving everyone! Be safe and have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! :)

Beginning of November

I hope everyone had an awesome October and Halloween! Now it's November, and it's time to remember and share what everyone is thankful for! I'm incredibly grateful for this life that God has given me, but like many people, I take it for granted too often.

Here is my list of the top 10 things I am incredibly thankful for:

1) God
2) My amazing husband
3) Family
4) My furbaby, Riley
5) Friends
6) Having such a wonderful home
7) Ability to travel and explore
8) The opportunities to learn and grow as a person
9) Art - photography, music, etc.
10) Living in such a gorgeous, incredible world

Thanksgiving is coming up soon, and I'm thrilled to start gathering all the groceries needed for our Thanksgiving feast! Nathan and I do things a little different than the traditional turkey. We like to use our raclette grill and cook our meat (turkey for Thanksgiving) on top, and then melt the cheese (we use gruyere instead of raclette cheese) at the bottom. We still prepare our casseroles, side dishes, and desserts as normal.
Raclette dinners make eating more fun and interactive. :)

If you are interested in learning more about raclette, you can check out this video on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wfqts9weaY