Thanksgiving Weekend

Weekend Accomplishments

1. Drinking a double shot eggnog latte and driving 90 miles to Nephi Utah without stopping.
2. Not beating, stabbing, swearing at Smith for taking the LAST exit in Nephi.
3. Knitting all the way to Cedar.
4. Knitting while my sister cooked Thanksgiving dinner.
5. Not envying Being happy for my sister in her beautiful home with many breath taking views.
6. Keeping YNBA (it helps that there were NO LYSs in Cedar City.)
7. Knitting on Blaze and the Desert Sock.
8. Visiting Zion park.
9. Enjoying every minute with wonderful family.
10. Visiting Charlotte.
    
11. Not succumbing to too much time on the computer (i.e. blogging).
12. Seeing the peaceful beauty of 8" of snow Sunday morning.

Weekend Low-lights

1. Drinking a double shot eggnog latte.
2. Drinking (almost but not quiet too much) on Thanksgiving (Neena is a bad influence.)
3. Eating endlessly (gym on Monday!) including THAT pie for breakfast.
4. Not blogging enough.
5. Loosing a knitting needle for 12 hours (found it in my thrice checked knitting bag the next morning!)
6. NOT seeing the "billions and billions" of stars or the full moon as clouds moved in every night.
7. Not knitting more.
8. Not spending enough time out doors (it was freaking cold!)
9. Having the power go at just as we headed to bed Saturday night.
10. Driving home in very bad conditions making the 3 hour trip into a 6 hour trip.

We did have a wonderful visit with Neena and Don.  They are excellent hosts and just staying in their beautiful space is a treat.  Saturday night it was hard to find sleep as the power went out, the snow was coming down hard and we had a call about a dear friends passing.  It made for a night of worry.  "Will my friend who lost her brother be ok...what can I do to help...will the snow be too deep and impede our progress home.....what time will the power come on...WILL the power come on"....very un-Zen.  It's good to be home and more details of the weekend will be forthcoming!

Comments

[Amy Boogie]

mmmm pie for breakfast..... I did that too.

Sounds like a good weekend. I hope your friend is ok.

[Mary Beth]

A very suspensful post! Nothing like a little power outage to add a little drama. Sorry about your friend. Glad you're back safe and sound!

[Susan]

Glad to hear you made it back safely. I was thinking about you as the snow fell on Saturday into Sunday. This is why I hate going to Vegas for Thanksgiving or X-mas break -- the weather is so unpredictable; especially that pass near Cedar City.

[margene]

That pass near Cedar was the worst and they hadn't plowed it at all! 8" of snow packed on the road. Very slow going and treacherous. We're staying home for Christmas!

[Eilene]

So sorry about your low-lights...but great to hear about the accomplishments. Glad your home safe!!!!

[chris]

We had the same low-light here. Sorry to hear of your loss too. But glad to hear family played a big part in the high-lights, that was a plus for us too, 4 days of celebration with family.

[Norma]

Is there any connection between the drinking and the not finding your knitting needle? No, I'm sure not. Forget I said anything. ;-)

[Vera]

Sounds like your holiday weekend was quite busy. Mine was very uneventful because I was sick with a cold, but I was thankful that I could relax, watch television, and try to knit.

[Annie]

Ha! Norma said what I was going to say. Mmmm...eggnog latte sounds good.

Sorry to hear about your friend's loss. Your drive home sounded stressful and scary.

[mrspilkington]

sounds like quite a weekend... i am envious of all of that knitting! sorry about the sad news. glad you had a good time with family.

[melanie]

mmmm.. pie for breakfast.