Thanksgiving Recap

So with the 5 day mini Thanksgiving vaca that Andrew and I had

I kinda forgot about blogging.

We had such a wonderful time at home with our families that blogging got pushed to the side
So here is the recap of our weekend.

Wednesday was spent running the millions of errands needed to get ready for our first Thanksgiving where the Hart's ( my family) and the Tuckers ( my new family) would spend Thanksgiving together!!!
I made two pies and completely forgot to take pictures
Carmel apple pie and a chocolate pecan pie.
I was a a little nervous but apparently they were a hit cause while there were tons of other desserts mine were demolished :)
We also made these adorable cookies for my 4 nephews in honor of turkey day

Later on Wednesday Night after all the baking was done I went to dinner with my friends from high school. We forgot to take pictures but here is a picture of us all at my wedding :)

Thursday we ate ...a lot and then napped cause black friday was coming o so fast
but unfortunately I got sick and we only shopped 3 stores before we had to go home.
(if you know me personally you would know I was bummed at my epic fail since I look forward to this all year!)

Later Friday it was Andrew's 26th Birthday.
He loaded up good stuff like

Then his best gift. Dinner with me an a new Fossil Watch

We went to McCormick's and Schmicks and it was delicious as always.
Andrew had never been and he enjoyed it.
We even got personalized menus that had his name and birthday on it
here is what we got to eat

Andrews plate: Crab stuffed Salmon with Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Veggies

My Plate: Grilled Mahi Mahi with a Crab and Potato Hash with corn bisque on the bottom

Finally Saturday and Sunday came and it was time to go home. We got in some more family time like a Birthday Dinner with Andrews family Saturday and then breakfast with my family Sunday before we had to head off.

We are counting down the days till we get to head back for Christmas ( 17 working days!!)

But until then we are excited to be back in our own home and if you can tell by the way Bently looked once we got home... we are worn out :)

Becoming Grown-Ups :)

After the last few months I have made some huge adjustments

and while I'm working through them and learning every day

I couldn't have done it without my Husband, Family and Friends

Well I am not the only one I know making these huge adjustments

One of my best friends Laura received her first job in the real world a few months ago

You might recognize her from our wedding

With all the wedding stress I don't know what I would have done without her!

But if you ever need pew bows shes your girl.. she spent days making over 30 for ours!!

But back on topic.. Laura got her first place and I was so excited for her!

I knew I was going to go over earlier this week and help her get situated

So Andrew and I decided we wanted to do some sort of moving in gift

but if you knew Laura you would know shes probably the hardest person to shop for cause

1. Shes knows exactly what she likes

2. When she finds something she likes she buys it right then

So finding something she likes and doesn't already have is hard!

So because we were celebrating becoming a big girl 

I knew we deserved big girl treats 

and at that point I knew right where to go

I am always looking for any excuse to head over to Gigi's and since 

Laura hadn't ever been I had to go right....

So here is what I left with..

6 Gigi's Cupcakes 

( From LR: Wedding Cake, Maple Bacon, Bourbon, Peanut Butter, Birthday Cake, White Chocolate Midnight Magic )

Definetly something to help through those long nights of unpacking!

What your favorite go to treat??