Post Thanksgiving

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving weekend.  I know I did.  It was everything I hoped for!  I safely made it home on Wednesday after work, a bit later than I liked but at least I made it!  Justin left at a time that made him able to pick me up so I didn't have to drive on the treacherous icy roads.  Freezing rain really terrifies me more than blowing snow and wind.  

The food on Thursday was everything I expected and in addition to the food for Thanksgiving dinner my mom had placed dishes of candy all over the house so I was eating from the minute I woke up.  It was pretty excessive.  I didn't take many pictures, but I caught Justin and my brother peeling potatoes.  For Justin this isn't a big deal.  I have seen him prepare food many times.  My brother, however, is a different story.  I don't think I've even seen him prepare food at my parents' house.  (He does cook for himself at his apartment).

Here is my Grandma Phyllis buttering and sugaring her homemade lefse, which is very delicious.  A holiday dinner would not be complete without it!  By the way, I know how to make lefse and have been helping my mom and grandma make it since I was a little kid.  I know just when to flip it over on the griddle!  It's such a bland and simple but delicious Norwegian food.  When I was in Norway a few years ago I ate some lefse at a history museum and it wasn't like what I am used to so I'm not sure what the real way to make it is.  I like the kind that is made from potatoes.

On Friday, while many people were shopping with the throngs of people, I went with my mom and sister to Northern Minnesota to meet my grandma, aunt and uncle and cousins at a casino.  While there, I proceeded to win $10 playing the slot machines!  Yeah!  Anytime I don't lose is a victory!

Saturday was a blast.  NDSU had a playoff game.  It was the first home playoff game! 

Tailgating was quieter than usual but there were still plenty of people around.  Andrea and I and our friend Kari posed on this snowbank to memorialize the event (you should check out Kari's blog about her and her husband's adoption journey...I have a link to it on the left).  It was my first time tailgating with snow and it was pretty cold (mid 20's).  Fortunately, my aunt and uncle's tailgating group, the FBC, had a tent with heat so that was a nice place to warm up.  OK, I didn't just warm up there...I was there most of the time except when I was refilling my glass and having a few very unpleasant and cold run ins with the outhouses. 

We won!  It was a good time!  The game was close but ended up being a big win.  AWWW YEAAAHHHH!  Hahaha.