That’s been the theme of our week – food and family.  Oh, and lazing about.  =)

Wednesday, I went out to lunch with Bethany – it was great to see her one on one.  Since she’s been engaged and then married, she’s been too busy to spend any time with any one person – when she gets to socialize, it’s always in big groups.  We had a long lunch and talked – it’s good having my friend back.  =)  When I got back, so many people from my office had taken off early that my boss emailed and said to go home.  We met her at a hole in the wall pub and spent a couple hours laughing and chatting, then she and I went to an Aveda salon on Mass Ave.  I picked up this matter root shampoo and conditioner that add red tones to dark hair – and smell really nice – and then Dave and I drove to church.  When we got home, we played through the first third of Lego Star Wars (he brought the game home for me as a surprise).

Thursday, I got up at the crack of dawn – no, before dawn – and went to help the pastor’s wife and Bethany make some of the food for the church’s Thanksgiving dinner (which I was missing).  I came back and took a nap, then woke up and worked and lazed about.  David started writing his Aquinas paper – the last requirement from a class he took this summer.  That night, we went to his parents’ house and had Thanksgiving dinner with most of his Mom’s side of the family.  It was fun – I love that group of people.

Friday, I spent the ENTIRE DAY cooking and cleaning.  It’s been so busy around here that I haven’t had much of a chance to keep up with housework.  I would have waited until today (Saturday was the traditional cleaning day in my family growing up), but we had Dave’s parents, brother and sister-in-law, and grandmother over for a birthday dinner.  Usually on birthdays, his mother cooks whatever meal the birthday person requests and makes a cake.  Even on her own birthday, because David’s is the day after.  This year, we thought it would be nice if she didn’t have to cook – and it was a great excuse to get the family down to Indy to see our house.  =)

Today is a lazy day.  I looked around for things to do, but couldn’t find any cleaning left.  So, I’m taking it easy.  Updating things on the computer, watching a couple of episodes of a TV series, etc.  Dave’s still writing that paper, so I’m on my own.  Not that I mind – it’s been a full week of people and things to do and places to go.  Now… back to the lazing about…