Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you had a fantastic day! I certainly did. I played photographer and I am in love with my Nikon!!

This morning we woke up at 8 a.m. and I got ready to head to the gym, Adam decided to come too. We got there and had about 30 minutes to work-out to have time to grab breakfast.

I ate half of this before leaving..

YUM! Just like a blueberry muffin.

These were the nicest machines I have been on in a long time. The small gym had a big T.V. as well, but the screen was fuzzy so we used the sound from that and watched our own screens. It Recipe Fail made the time fly! I got two miles in which was my goal. I wish I could have run for more like an hour, but I did something and that’s what matters. Unfortunately, I had a side stitch on my right side the whole time. I don’t know if it was from eating or what, I know i only ate half a bar but I swear I can’t eat at all before running because I always get side stitches. I usually need to eat 2-3 hours before running, but then I don’t get the fuel I need for a tough workout. Any tips?

After the gym we saw my family grabbing breakfast and then taking it back to the room. I made a bowl of Quaker oatmeal, brown sugar, granola and raisins. I also mashed a banana up in the bowl when we got back to the room. I ate half of the bowl with my coffee and some O.J.

The spread.

We then watched the parade..MY FAVORITE PART!! I was lucky enough to be able to see the parade live two years ago when my mom and sister lived in the city.

Anyone see Uncle Jesse dancing and singing?

I actually sang “Put On a Happy Face” during my all-girl camp production of “Bye, Bye, Birdie”. Hey, I got a solo! It didn’t matter that I played a guy named Albert.

After we watched the parade and got ready we headed to my aunt and uncle’s house..

The wine for the evening started with a glass of “Flying Fish” riesling. It was very smooth and sweet but not too sweet. It was pretty good.

The wine for the evening started with a glass of “Flying Fish” riesling. It was very smooth and sweet but not too sweet. It was pretty good.

Snacked on some pistachios..

My Aunt Meg grilled a couple sandwiches on the Forman as snacks and cut them up. This was chocolate chips, olive oil and brie.

Oh yes, and It was REALLY good. Try it sometime.

Then I had a glass of this Little Penguin riesling.

I noshed on a little bit of snacks that were put out, but mostly pistachios. I didn’t snack too much, I was preparing for the big fiesta.

Look who came up with my mom and step-dad..

Bo! I love this dog.

My plate, why I needed I roll is beyond me. Oh wait, they were homemade..

So yummy!

I only one plate! I was impressed, I normally want seconds whether I am full or not. I saved room for dessert.

Oh, and my contribution..in case you were wondering..

I really take pride in my apple pie, and decorating it is my favorite part I will post the recipe when I get home tomorrow!

It’s really yummy, if I say so myself.

A glass of half-calf with skim and stevia. I needed the boost while my body worked to digest dinner.

Dessert. Oh and I ate most of it. There small dark brown piece is apple butter pumpkin pie, my sister used Paula Deen’s recipe.

My apple pie and some whipped cream.

We headed back to the hotel, dropped of the boys then walked around Wal-Mart. I didn’t get anything, I just tagged along to work off some of the thousands of calories digested today. It was very much worth it, but it’s time to sweat and eat a lot better to get balanced again.

I had some left overs about 5 1/2 hours after lunch. I was hungry!

I am off to get some rest and sleep some of this food off! Looking forward to a nice long weekend with my husband before it’s back to the grind for ONE MORE WEEK! I’m almost done!!!! YAY!

I just want you all to know how thankful I am for this blog and YOU! I may say it a lot but I really mean it. It means so much that you take the time to read my blog day-to-day. You’re all so great! Thanks for sticking around.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I’ll leave you with our attempt at a cute picture of my mom, my sister and I..

Love and thanks,

Katy