Thanksgiving and beyond

I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgivings. Ours was great and was filled with food, family, and Felicity. We did lots of cooking and eating over the holiday weekend. I'm worried the effects of our indulgence are soon going to show in our waistlines. In fact, last night Justin tried to convince me that he would be more attractive if he carried an extra five pounds of body fat. I think he was just trying to justify the two cups of whipped cream he ate with his apple pie last night.

For Thanksgiving we had cooked for twenty and had nine people for dinner. That's not to say that more than half of our guests didn't show, but that we cooked way more than we needed. The menu consisted of: two turkeys, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, wild rice, corn casserole, brussel sprouts, spinach timble, salad, carrots, bread, and four different desserts. Needless to say, there were lots of leftovers.

After this ridiculous feasting and all of the other eating that took place over the weekend, Justin and I felt the need to burn some extra calories. On Saturday, we went for a hike in the Rhine valley. The weather was beautiful and so were the views. Before we went, we tried to convince Pecos that it would be fun to go in the backpack. He did not think that this was such a cool idea.

On Sunday in our continued quest to not-feel-quite-so-guilty, Justin and I went for a run on the Rhine. Due to the unseasonably warm weather (and the extra fat he accumulated in his pectoral region) Justin thought this was appropriate running atire. Fortunately, I managed to convice him to put on a shirt before we hit the trail.

And just for fun, here's Pecos looking cute.