Thankful for a break :)

I think I've finally burned off all the calories I ate for Thanksgiving. Holy cow it has been a week! But holy cow was it a Thanksgiving! An Adams Thanksgiving is a little different than an Ekhoff Thanksgiving. Here's a quick rundown:

• Adams: 20 lb turkey for 4 people Ekhoff: 20 lb turkey for at least 10 people.

• Adams: Shrimp cocktail for apps. Ekhoff: Julie and myself sneak olives.
• Adams: Buffet                              Ekhoff: Pass it around
• Adams: Mashed potatoes are mostly mine. Ekhoff: I have to share 20 lbs of mashed potatoes with Julie & Rheanne. Oh and the rest of the gang.
• Adams: Quiet conversation Ekhoff: I mean c'mon we're a bunch of former thespians and comedians. We talk, a lot, and loudly.
• Adams: We nap afterwards Ekhoff: Nap and games afterwards. We all try to beat Josh in Scattergories but he cheats.

Basically, they're different but both awesome. And with both Thanksgivings I eat way too much, laugh a lot, and sleep a lot. I love my whole big family.

And this week has truly made me thankful to be getting a week long vacation in a city I've been dying to see since I was a little girl. I head out for a day and a half in Boston early Saturday morning. Then on Monday morning I will be taking my first train ride ever and it's to the Big Apple. When I was preparing to leave for Ireland, I really earned it with a tough week at work. And it never fails, this week has been tough. Just a wild, weird, rollercoaster week at work.When you get your degree in social work you also get your degree in "multiple hat wearing". And I have worn oh so many hats this week. Realtor, exterminator, heavy lifter, shoulder to cry on, fixer, calmer-downer, friend, authority figure...bah! That's too many. So next week I take off my social work hat collection and put on my pretty crocheted beanie and walk in a Winter New York City Wonderland.


Ahhhh...