Hiiiiiii!!!!!
How was your Thanksgiving?!
Mine was absolutely wonderful. I was definitely not excited to get back to the reality of school and work and responsibilities (finals are in 2 weeks…yikes!!)
I arrived in Chicago last Monday night and was met at the airport by my handsome, handsome boyfriend.
he's special
And after spending two nights in the city, we were off to Tennessee to spend Thanksgiving with his beautiful sister and her hubby.
I absolutely love Ryan’s family and could not be more comfortable with them. Even the 9 hour car ride to Tennessee didn’t seem too bad Of course, travel Scrabble definitely helped!
The week was filled with lots of fun, laughing, a couple of good workouts, and of course a TON of good food!
The day before Thanksgiving, Ryan and I used a guest pass to his sister’s gym and did a lower body lift. I did all of the same lifts as Ryan but with modified weights, and I have never been so sore in my life!! We were registered for a 5k Turkey Trot for the next morning, and we definitely kept the pace a little bit slower because of our sore legs. His awesome dad ran it with us! (Sorry about the blurry phone pic!)
After the Turkey Trot, we came back and enjoyed some wonderful food.
Thanksgiving!!!
It was all absolutely to die for!!
The menu included turkey, chestnut stuffing (OMGosh so good), broccoli, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, broccoli rice casserole and crescent rolls.
Above is a picture of my first plate, and I definitely had seconds of turkey and cranberry sauce. Sooo good. Dessert was an unpictured pumpkin chiffon pie and an apple crumble pie.
Needless to say, I have never been so full in my life.
But it was definitely worth it
me, Ryan's mom Laura and his sister Sammy
I miss him already!!
Ryan’s sister is a photographer, and she did a little photoshoot of Ryan and I while we were there. I absolutely can’t wait to see the pictures, and I’ll be sure to share them as soon as she sends them to me!
The week went way too fast, and before I knew it I was already in the airport Sunday morning waiting for my flight to leave.
Starbucks oatmeal was the perfect Sunday morning breakfast to ease my uneasy stomach. Although all of the food was delicious, I definitely was ready to get back into a normal, healthy eating schedule again! I am once again in need of a good detox!
So this morning after a much needed workout (elliptical followed by total body weights), I made myself a nutrient packed smoothie.
like my robe?
The good news is that there is only another 18 days until Ryan gets here for Christmas break. He’s spending 2 weeks here and we will be together for Christmas day and New Years Eve. I absolutely cannot wait!
Anyways…tell me about YOUR Thanksgiving!!
Favorite Thanksgiving food?
Are you in need of a little detoxing too? We have to get ready for Christmas!!
I will be back soon with an AWESOME new workout for you! Love you guys!! xoxo
Pamela
/ November 29, 2011Looks like you had a great Thanksgiving! It’s always so hard to go back to reality after a fun trip! Yes, I definitely feel like I am in need of some detoxing, but I’m sure I’ll be celebrating (and eating) a lot more in the near future because I have graduation and the holidays coming up!
Danielle Spellman @Squirrel Snackin'
/ November 29, 2011Aw what a great Thanksgiving! You and your boy are adorable!! And you always have thee cutest clothes.
Emily
/ November 29, 2011What an amazing Thanksgiving! I can definitely relate on needing a little detox after the holiday. But hey, it was worth it!
I love the brown, lacy shirt you’re wearing, by the way. So cute!
Lyn @ FueledBySalad
/ November 29, 2011Sounds like you had a great Thanksgiving!
You and your boyfriend are so cute. And good luck for finals!
Allison (Allison's Delicious Life)
/ November 29, 2011Definitely in need of a detox, but unfortunately I grabbed a handful of candies to take back with me! Ahh they are here in my apartment calling to me. Oh well, life is short
Looks like you had a wonderful break!
GOtheXtraMile
/ November 29, 2011I’m glad you had a wonderful time!! Nothing like a great time with family and a bunch of good food
Two weeks will be over in no time! I can’t wait for finals to be over either !
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance
/ November 29, 2011Aw, I’m glad you two had a great Thanksgiving together
Heck yes, I need a detox too! I ate wayyy too much sweet potato casserole and pumpkin trifle this past week. No bueno
Claire @ Live & Love to Eat
/ November 29, 2011You guys are adorable! I really need to do a Turkey trot next year… the weather was nice and warm!
In Sweetness and In Health
/ November 29, 2011Aw yay!! Sounds like such a fun trip
. I’m so glad you got to spend it with Ryan!! You two are so cute…can’t wait to see the pics his sister took! And chestnut stuff?? Holy cow that sounds delicious!
Brittany
/ November 29, 2011YAYAYAYAYAYAYA for an awesome time!! I love spending days like this with great family. Your hair just gets cuter and CUTER every time I see ya!
LoveLiveAndLearn
/ November 29, 2011Aww sounds like you had a really wonderful Thanksgiving
I’m glad you had such a lovely time!
And YAY for being together over Christmas!!
You two are really great together
Chelcie's Food Files
/ November 29, 2011looks like you had an amazing time! I am definitely in need of a detox! I had lots of stuffing and cranberry sauce and much more! so yummy!
Kate @ Chasing It
/ December 1, 2011aah i’m so behind on playing bloggie catchup lol, it looks like you had an AMAZING thanksgiving!! And um, I never knew sbux had oatmeal….perfect airport breakfast ftw! I sadly didn’t feel like I needed a “detox” after Thanksgiving…I defs didn’t indulge as much as I wanted to (my injury wouldn’t let me “work out hard enough” the days leading up so those little demons got the better of me grrrr), but I plan on more than making up for it with Christmas hahaha.
PS your hair is SUPER CUTE!! new haircut or am I just slow on the uptake lol?