It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, which means I have today off but this weekend has still felt much too short. I suppose that is nothing new since time spent at home in the company of my marvelous family is never too long. This Thanksgiving definitely felt rushed. Last year I had the opportunity to press leaves, pick pumpkins and help my mom with fall decorations, but this year I barely had time to eat pie let alone bake one! 
My mom and Emma came to pick me up on Friday morning after the completion of my three-hour morning Nutrition lecture. I was all packed and ready to go, so what should have been a fun and marvelous class seemed to drag on. I fed them lunch at my cafeteria before we headed back onto the highway (thankfully with minimal traffic) stopping only briefly at Ikea to look for a highchair (unsuccessfully). I did find a duvet to layer beneath my quilt since my residence room is already starting to get pretty chilly.
Three weeks away from home was much too long. Friday evening I caught up with Elyse, Caitlin and Carly over a marvelous bonfire. I never really realized how complimentary chocolate, roasted marshmallows and graham crackers could be since I usually eat them separately as opposed to in a s’mores. By 12:30 a.m. I called it a night, which was hard to do since we had so much to discuss.
We hosted Thanksgiving appetizers and dinner on Saturday for my Grandparents. Besides a batch of brownies I barely baked but I have a few recipes to try out later today before heading back to University. I’ll save the meal for Wednesday’s post but the eats were more marvelous than ever. With a 21lb Turkey and only 10 guests (…but Lottie prefers sweet potatoes so really 9) there were lots of leftovers for sandwiches. Lottie definitely entertained us for the night with her smiles, giggles and waves. She’s sitting proudly on her own and I can’t wait to see her again dressed up for Halloween. Last year she was not born yet so we were all very thankful to be blessed with her company this weekend. 
Sunday we were all still tired from the turkey’s tryptophan (kidding), which meant a later start to my studying session. I worked on a Library Assignment and I reviewed a bit of Psychology and Chemistry for my upcoming midterms but I was easily distracted by PVR (I haven’t watched television in 5 weeks) running errands with my dad, preparing homemade turkey soup and baking gingerbread cookies. A less eventful but equally marvelous day to say the least!
Today I’m meeting Joyce and tonight my dad will be driving me back to residence. It seemed short but I guess that’s partly due to the commute and the fact that schoolwork isn’t easing up. No complaining here, Thanksgiving was marvelous. I’m so thankful for my entire life including but not limited to my family, friends, health, home, education, food, emotions, challenges, privileges and abilities. What are you grateful for? Don’t forget to check out Katie’s MIMM roundup – Friday she featured some marvelous snacks and marvelous advantages of being a mom and this morning she posted a picture of Rocco (Now 15 weeks) as baby Dracula! He is so precious! Here’s to making Mondays a bit more marvelous even if it means I have to go back to school and leave my family! ♥ Molly
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. Sounds like you are blessed with such fantastic and loving family members. So glad to hear you were able to just enjoy the time w/ your family – even if the hours & days went quickly. Your pink dress is adorable btw.
Thanks! I got it on sale for $20 – Was hoping the pink wouldn’t be too summery for fall but Lottie’s outfit tied it into oranges/browns. I am so grateful for my supportive and loving family even if it isn’t huge!
Its awesome that you got the chance to come home and do so much in one weekend, let alone get some studying in! Great multitasking girlie 😀 Lottie is looking adorable as usual and those gingerbread cookies look fab! Enjoy your last day off and hopefully we can see each other soon 🙂
Even if you didn’t get to do much baking (I didn’t either!), it still sounds like an awesome weekend! I’m glad you got to squeeze in so much time with your friends and family. Any my goodness how cute is Lottie? Enjoy the rest of your time at home before heading back!!
Looks wonderful!!! I’m sorry I couldn’t make it ;p Next year I’ll let you redeem Canadian Thanksgiving for me hehe!
Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t you just wish Thanksgiving could be EVERY weekend?!?!?!
You sound stressed girl. Email me if you want to chat. School has its busier times and slack times. Unfortunately now is the rough time of being too busy. But taking breaks is healthy and we need them! (I tell myself that daily for a reminder). I hope you had a great week girl!