The weather got progressively colder throughout November, and I had been dreading snowfall... The thought of driving in it was terrifying. Because of this, I was hoping to have my office set up at home by then. I guess I wasn't organised enough. I'll be working from home next week, though. I'm really happy about that. Thanksgiving was really lovely. It's such a nice tradition to get together with family and friends to feast. Any excuse to do that is just fine by me. We went to Jordan's aunt Jeana's. There was so much food, so many people.... There were 2 turkeys (Jordan carved one), a roast ham, slowly roasted pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, mashed sweet potatoes (one lot with pecans, the other with marshmallows on), string beans, salads.... Yeah, a lot. Then for dessert there was: chocolate pie, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, coconut cream pie, lemon meringue pie...cherry pie (and this is only what I can remember). We walked away from thanksgiving dinner with very full bellies and a bag of turkey meat which I made Cornish pasties with the next day.
I haven't ventured out much over the last few weeks. My days have been filled with work, crocheting pretty little things for Christmas, sewing and cooking. I'm in love with
this lady's crochet designs. Since it started snowing, the weather has dropped to temperatures I wasn't even aware existed. The last few nights it's been -16, -18 degrees celsius. In the mornings when I leave for work at 5.30, I bundle up, walk briskly to the car and then drive slowly along the icy roads to get to work. Today as I was going home, I thought 'hmm...It's warmer today.' When I got in the car, the temperature told me it was -2 celsius. Can I now officially call myself a Utahn?
We ventured out on Saturday night to Temple Square. I had my friend, Sarah stay with us this past weekend (Sarah is a friend from Lyon, studying in Idaho). Each year in December, Temple Square is lit up so beautifully. We walked around for a bit and then got hot chocolates on the way home (of course) so that we could warm up again.
And, so until it reaches a balmy 3 degrees, I'll be inside eating vegetable stews and curling up with my sweetheart.
