Thanksgiving at Our New Place

At the end of our insanely crazy month of November, Sarah and I decided we should also host Thanksgiving at our place.  "What were we thinking?" you might ask.  Well, in all honesty, Sarah has a pretty small family, so it ended up being only three guests (sadly, the fourth got sick on Turkey Day).  So it really wasn't too much work.  I thought it went great, but this photo of Sarah's parents indicates they seemed only mildly pleased by the whole event (joking, of course).  At least Sarah and her Grandma had a good time.

Clockwise from the top left we have: my family's awesome dinner rolls, homemade stuffing, the most moist and delicious turkey you'll ever taste (I highly recommend brining your turkey in the future), mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, and candied sweet potatoes.  Thankfully, we are still eating the leftovers three days later. 

Elysa's Baby Shower

As I mentioned in the previous post, our good friend Elysa Dishman is having her second baby, so Sarah threw her an awesome baby shower at our new place.  Since I am the only person in our family who actually takes pictures of events, and I also wasn't invited, that means we have no pictures of the actual party, just the food that we made beforehand, which consisted of:

 Bacon, cheddar, and chive biscuits

 Candied bacon

 Lemon curd tartlets

And a big ol' chocolate cake.  We also made a fruit salad and a savory cheesecake which basically tasted like a gigantic Christmas cheese ball (i.e. delicious).  Overall, I think the party was a success, and the food seemed to go over well.  Maybe Sarah should start catering these types of things.

Our New House

Well, it looks like the dust has finally settled at our new place.  After moving in on Saturday, November 3rd, Sarah and I quickly set about trying to put the house together.  Sarah was throwing a baby shower for a good friend of ours on November 17th, which gave us two weeks to get everything unpacked, painted, and hung up.  Here's a picture of our new living room.  As you can see, Sarah managed to find a place for all of her Jonathan Adler figures she picked up in Peru.

This is the other side of the living room, complete with a couple leather chairs Sarah found at a pretty good price.  She could tell you what they are actually called.  All I know is that they are black and leather.  And comfy.

Also, here's a quick shot of our new living room, complete with new dining table and chairs from Ikea.  We also painted the buffet a new color.  Any long-time readers may recall that this is the same buffet that almost destroyed our marriage (as described here), but fortunately this new project wasn't nearly as frustrating.  I'll see if I can post a few more pictures of our townhouse when I have time. 

Was This the Most Insane Week of the Petersons' Lives?

Hey everybody!  Sorry it's been a while since I have posted anything, primarily because the last few days have been the craziest ever.  The dust appears to have settled here in our new home, so I'm taking a minute to provide a brief recap.

First, last Saturday we had the Ward Halloween Party, which we were partially in charge of.  Thankfully, it went relatively well.  Sarah and I were Mary Poppins and Bert the Chimney-Sweep, which seemed to go over well.  On the plus side, we received the First Prize Bag of Cheesy Puffs for our trunk decoration for the Trunk-or-Treat.

 That's one ferocious-looking trunk.

Then the very next day, we got to run the MARINE CORPS MARATHON.  Sarah finished about twenty minutes before me, but the most important thing is that we both finished (and that we didn't get swept out to sea by a hurricane).

Here is a picture of me feeling simultaneously really good and completely miserable.  I ran the marathon with a disposable camera in my pocket to document the event as it progressed.  Once I get the pictures developed, I'll provide a more in-depth report of this miserable experience.

Oh yeah, we also moved this week.  Five days after the marathon, Sarah and I moved into our new home!  Amazingly, we survived and I am writing this from our new place.  Pictures will be coming soon, once Sarah and I reawaken from our respective comas.