Even though we are far from family we were fortunate to have a wonderful Thanksgiving with great friends. I hosted my first Thanksgiving meal and our good friends Lisa & Dan Hadley and Amelia & Barry Sorenson came over.
It was a lot of fun making a beautiful Thanksgiving table. We used our china and crystal for the first time (since we got it for our wedding 4 1/2 years ago) along with our table cloth from Damascus that we bought this summer and some really pretty chargers that my sister-in-law bought me for my birthday.
Adam & I also stayed up late Wednesday night figuring out how to brine our first turkey. It was well worth the effort. It was perhaps the best tasting turkey I've ever had. Amelia also brought the most scrumptious sweet potatoes (absolutely to die for, the secret trick- coconut milk) and Lisa brought her mouth-watering rolls and pies. It was all truly amazing. I think we really out-did ourselves this year.
Later in the evening more friends came over for dessert and games. It was a ton of fun until I kicked everyone out around 10:00. I had to get up early the next morning to teach a cycling class at 6:30 and need my beauty sleep.
But the party continued on Saturday, as our friends Bonnie & Patrick hosted a big group of us for brunch- complete with Patrick's "puffy pancakes", cinnamon rolls, orange rolls, hash browns, and eggs benedict. Wow. Then the ladies headed off to the mall for shopping, pedicures, and dinner that night. What a fantastic weekend. Two things I'm grateful for: good friends and good food!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Thanksgiving 2009
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Fun Weekend
I had such a great weekend! I Friday night with some of my Cambridge girlfriends for dinner and a movie. We battled out the crowds at the Boston Loew's movie theater to see New Moon. And despite the TERRIBLE acting, we had a total blast.
And one of my best friends (since 2nd grade) was in town. Whit was here for a conference and we managed to spend a couple evenings together. It was so great having her here, I wish she didn't live in Arizona. Adam and I are trying to convince her to apply for jobs/post-docs in Boston. Thanks for a fun weekend, we love you Whit!And if you didn't notice, we are every bit as ridiculous as we used to be when it comes to posing for pictures. :)
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A Link In Time
Just wanted to promot my Mom's new website and business A Link in Time. If you are interested in giving yourself, a friend, or a family member the gift of family history, consider hiring my Mom to do it for you!
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
2nd Annual Donigard Halloween Party
We hope you all had as much fun on Halloween as we did this year. Last year we missed the 1st Annual Donigard (Donnigan & Wangsgard) Halloween Party, but fortunately we didn't miss out this year. The Donigards went all out with food and decorations and the rest of contributed with some pretty awesome costumes.
Here's a shot of Adam and I. I wore my Abbayah that I got in Saudi Arabia and Adam got dressed up as a terrorist. Hopefully we didn't offend anyone on the bus ride over. Adam did win the award for scariest costume- rigthfully so. Doesn't he look frightening?


Fun little game: had to reach your hand in and guess what you are touching (zombie eyes, blood sucking leaches, etc.)
Kate actually crafted his Proton Pack.
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Cran Fest at Edaville, MA
To my luck, the Gentrys and the Laytons were up for it! And as you can see, I was the 5th wheel since Adam felt that studying was more important than seeing the cranberries and eating fried dough. Unbelievable. :)
Laci, me, and Aubrey in front of the "Greetings from Edaville" sign.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Matt & Lynsey Come to Boston
These pictures don't do this view justice. It was a really cool view of the foggy coast line and boats dotting the water.
Matt & Lynsey talking to one of the men on the boat. They dress up in 17 c. garb and act like they still live in the 1600's...totally weirds me out.
Plymouth Rock- pretty disappointing, very small, as it had been chipped away at and dropped a couple of times.
Plymouth Plantation: a recreation of an Indian village and pilgrim village from the 1600's. More people acting like 17 c. characters which is odd and uncomfortable for me. But still pretty interesting, and the landscape was beautiful.
Laboring on the Pilgrim's farm- probably would have gotten in trouble had someone seen Adam sitting in the old wheelbarrow.
Matt & Lynsey went on a Duck Tour and I thought it'd be great to post some of their photos of Boston. Something I always forget to do, since I leave here.
Me & Lyns before boarding our Whale Watch Tour, which was AWESOME! We saw tons of whales and I didn't get too sea sick.
Me & Matt- I'm lucky to have such a great brother!
Thanks for coming to visit! We had a blast and hope you come back. :)
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Monday, October 12, 2009
Aunt Marci & Uncle Adam



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