#2642 Thanksgiving, my way

Today is Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday in which we traditionally gather with our family to eat foods we might not normally have during other times of the year, like a big ol’ turkey, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, cranberries, mashed potatoes with gravy, and assorted pies. 

I’m happy to tell you that my Thanksgiving did not play out according to this list!

Typically, we go to Idaho to spend Thanksgiving weekend, or at least a couple of nights, with MT’s family. Because of COVID, we have spent the last two years at home. The three of us, (MT, T, and I) are not really lovers traditional Thanksgiving food. I like a turkey sandwich just fine, but to have a slab of turkey along with the sides isn’t a big deal to me or the fellas. I asked T to choose what we would have this year that I could make. Our menu was lasagna and Caesar salad. I added cheesy garlic bread, and for dessert, we had brownie sundaes. It was satisfying and just what we wanted.

I’ve been wanting to take another shot at the lasagna. I wrote a week or so ago about the last lasagna I made that wasn’t up to my expectations. I did better this time. I made a lot of meaty tomato sauce and added more mozzarella cheese, so the dish was saucy and cheesy. It tasted very good to me. There is plenty for T to take home, plus some for MT and I to have another day, too. I carefully put it all away so Mac couldn’t get to it like last time.

Today has been a very pleasant day. I slept in a little, then took a great shower complete with hair washing, leg shaving, and face exfoliating. After taking a good amount of time to thoroughly moisturize my skin (it’s so freaking dry!), I gave myself a face mask. The mask was something I’d received from Ipsy, the little monthly make-up sample bag I get every other month. It was green tea something-something. It was very unappealing looking: green with little black specks. The whole thing looked and kind of smelled like baby poo,

I’m happy to say, though, that the results were worth the ick factor. My skin looks and feels better. I really needed to take the time to give myself this little mini-facial. I also thought my hair looked pretty good today.

After I washed it, I put a little product on it, including a bit of coconut oil on the ends because that is the driest part. I let it dry naturally without touching it, so it wasn’t frizzy and it got curly. I pulled the front hairs back with a clip so they wouldn’t be in the way while I was cooking.

My favorite thing about the day was that we kept it simple and mellow. This morning after breakfast, I drank coffee and read for awhile. I wasn’t rushing around with the food prep since we had such a simple menu. It all came together easily and at the same time (yay!), clean up was easy, and as I said, we were all satisfied.

I’m not going to post a photo of my plate because, frankly, it doesn’t look pretty. I cut the lasagna when it was still hot and it kind of deconstructed on my plate. It tasted wonderful, but looked sloppy. LOL

Now it is about time to take T back to his place. He and MT are watching a movie that I wasn’t interested in. I actually took a little nap, which was great and a little strange to be napping at 8pm. 

No big plans for the rest of the weekend, but I’ll keep myself entertained. I’ll check in with you tomorrow.