Happy Birthday, Will!

This weekend, Will's parents took us to Medieval Times to celebrate his birthday. He always wanted to go, so this was his year! We had a great time eating with our hands and cheering on the yellow knight.

Dinner:

Tomato Bisque (Dragon Blood Soup)

Roasted Chicken (Baby Dragon)

Spare Rib (Dragon Brain)

Pastry of the Castle

Two rounds of Coke products

As the waitress was passing out the items and explaining the dragon-related names, someone down the way asked what she called the bread item. She curtly answered, "Its garlic bread!"

There were sword fights, jousting and Andalusians on parade. Also, there was a pretty elaborate dressage demonstration.

Tonight, we are celebrating Will's birthday by getting snowed in, it seems. Most of the commutes are over two hours now, so home seems good! I made a butter cake with German Chocolate icing, so the kitchen smells great and it seems like the perfect night to read or crochet.

Also, Happy Birthday to Elisa tomorrow!

Giant tree in the Great Hall (a.k.a. giftshop stocked with swords).
Cool ceiling decor.
Will and his parents.
The MC.

Will enjoying his frozen margarita out of his souvenir stein.

The King and Princess aloft.

Last year, I was very proud to show Will the wreath I made. He said, " Since when are we Jewish?" It hadn't even crossed my mind then I picked out the materials at the craft store.
...and it begins.

'Tis the Season

The past week and a half flew by! We hosted Thanksgiving at our house for the first time. Will's parents and grandparents joined us for our feast. Will and I made the whole spread, incorporating things from both of our families. We had a great time in the kitchen together and felt proud that we pulled the whole thing off with no snafus. However, we have a better understanding of all the stresses the mom's used to go through around the holidays that we didn't always understand as children.

Also, we decorated the house for Christmas. We are still building our stash of holiday stuff, so it didn't take us more than an hour to trim the tree. Over the past several years I've made some holiday ornaments, so its fun to display them and see the collection grow.

We are eagerly anticipating several things in the next few weeks. Will and his mother, Elisa, have birthdays coming up (Dec. 16 & 17 respectively) and Sarah is due to have the baby any time. I live in mortal fear that when she calls saying she is in labor, I will have no clean clothes, it will be snowing like hell, the car will get a flat tire, etc. You see where I'm going with this. I think the whole family will be happy when the baby arrives so we can quick stressing and begin enjoying the new love of all our lives.

Everyone enjoy the Christmas shopping, partying and decorations. Its a great time of year (minus the weather).


Our Thanksgiving table, complete with wedding china, baking items, etc.
Will polishing off my apple pie.

Our pretty Christmas tree.
Looking tired, but happy.