thHERsDAY

Thursday's HER Day. For all the pictures where she's left out. For all the vacations and parties where she is not present. I'm giving her a little weekly press. Just because it's Thursday.
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The Bluest of Eyes To Rival Any Clear Sky.

Weekend Wrap Up

Ooops. I'm a day late with my weekend wrap up. And no photos! The SHAME!

Weekend? Crazy busy. Went out drinking 3 nights in a row, starting on Thursday with a girls night 'in.' So fun! Friday went out on a date with my husband - I know, try not to faint. I almost did. And we actually did something NOT lame. We went to a fundraising event at an Art Gallery in Haddonfield and had food provided by SJ's Top Chefs from the leading local restaurants. Open wine and beer bar too. Really nice night.

Saturday, had my soon-to-be-sister-in-law's bridal shower. Margarita Night Theme. Pomegranate margaritas all around. Oh, to be 25, freshly engaged, childless and beautiful. Brought a tear to my eye. Well, that might have been the alcohol. Or the mourning of my lost youth. Lots of fun, though.

By Sunday I was totally hurting from 3 consecutive late nights and booze, so what do I do? After going to bed Sunday night I wake up at 2:30 am and NEVER FALL BACK ASLEEP!!! No crap.

Insomnia bites.

My 3 Favorite Thanksgiving Family Traditions

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1. I love the tradition that I never cook Thanksgiving dinner but rather mooch off of my poor mother-in-law who gets up at 2:00 am and starts cooking enough food to feed a small planet and its moons while we sit around, watch, and eat. I plan to instill this lazy tradition in my children, who will in their adulthood rely on ME to slave away. Pay back's always a bitch.

2. Saying grace. We're trying to get better at saying grace on a daily basis, but if I'm being honest, it often slips through the cracks as the Mac N Cheese is getting ready to be devoured. But on Thanksgiving, it brings a tear to my eye to go around the room and not only say grace but have each one of us say what we are thankful for.

3. The Wishbone. My mom would always save the wishbone for us and we'd get a kick out of making our wish and snapping this poor turkey's bone in 2. Now that I think about it, how barbaric. But we loved it. We also loved digging up anthills and using a needle and thread to sew the tips of our fingers together. Not necessarily on Thanksgiving, but I'm just sayin'.

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Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was my birthday, which was pretty uneventful compared to last year. Last year happened to be a 'landmark' birthday, so there was a good deal of celebrating. Now I'm just "in my ___s." The landmark birthday is never such a bummer because there's so much hoopla. It's the year after that gets to me.

I think I'm technically middle age now. Agggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

This was me last year, not looking a day over 39 3/4.

Last year my family had a nice party for me. So did a group of my friends. I even went out the night of my actual birthday with my neighbors (kinda an accident that it was planned on my birthday, but hey I'll take it) and I got my free icecream sundae with a side of humiliation at TGIFridays.

But this year it was very low key. A few calls. Zero fanfare. Most of the wishes were on facebook and here. God bless social networking! My husband and I were not able to go out alone since our only babysitter is in Mexico right now and we have no family near by. Plan B was for ALL of us to go out to a restaraunt. Unfortunately, Tink thwarted those plans when she decided to spike a fever. Plan C: Japanese food at home. We had ice cream cake and an off-key rendition of Happy Birthday on Sunday.

My husband gave me a basket of bath/lotion smelly things. He chose the White Tea scent, somehow remembering that I said I loved that once a long time ago. Sometimes, he surprises me like that, when I don't even think he's paying attention to the little details.

Pink said to me "Mom, the best birthday present is us, right? That you have your kids here with you?" Her voice kind of choked up with emotion when she said it, as if she already knew at age 4 how much truth was in her words.

It's hard to be bummed about age when you're this blessed and happy.

Autumn Leaves

I haven't had to pick up a rake in 5 years. I'm making up for it now.

Holy Leaves.

But, this kinda makes raking them up a little more bearable.