Chicken Day Madness (and other stuff)

BELATED THANKSGIVING SUMMARY

The Menu:

1 Chicken
Cheesy Broccoli Rice
Green Bean Casserole
Dressing
Mashed Potatoes w/ gravy
Buttered Corn
Jellied Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie w/ whipped cream (not eaten)

Thanksgiving centerpieces

Heidi arrived at the prearranged time (3pm, though Dan and I had agreed to postpone the dinner, and I forgot to let her know); we were still in the process of preparing the food (Dan) and getting dressed (me) when she buzzed.  All was well, however; while the goodies were baking we listened to some Christmas music and indulged in a few glasses of wine and - my new favorite mixture - Caribbean-style Capri Sun with a shot of peach Schnapps. 

Once the food was served, it was discovered that my rice dish was not entirely edible, but I didn't mind too much (after having consumed a couple of glasses of the Capri Sun mix beforehand, I was too busy concentrating on successfully getting the food in the vicinity of my mouth).
After the meal we retired to the sofa, eager to finally conclude our Harry Potter marathon (to be discussed later).  While Dan and Heidi were busy searching her ipod for the final film on our agenda (The Half-Blood Prince, that is), I settled into our papasan chair, only to be awoken four hours later by the sound of Dan escorting our guest to the door. 


CHRISTMAS UPDATE

The apartment is decorated (95% homemade decor, with some cheats), the tree is up, and the movies and music have long been ordered via Amazon.  All we have left to do is buy some eggnog, make coquito and bake some cookies, and invest in a batch of candy canes, to be distributed as I see fit.

Our beautiful Christmas tree

AUSTRIAN "SKI" TRIP

Our trip to Innsbruck last week, which was to feature skiing and other winter activities, did not go exactly as planned:  in other words, there was no skiing involved.  (The older gentleman at the tourism booth shook his head and gave us a "why, you silly Americans" grin when we asked why the resort shuttles were not running - apparently, the ski season has not officially started yet.)
We did, however, get  to visit the Christmas market in the area, which was very nice:

Austrian Christmas market

Also, while on the bus back to Innsbruck, we came across a snowboard-toting nun.  Pretty awesome!