Our Thanksgiving Holiday

I know I was supposed to post about our anniversary trip a few days ago, and I promise I will, but I just haven't had the chance. My parents left yesterday afternoon, and I was too exhausted physically and emotionally to post anything last night. Today I have been playing catch up and still have a ways to go but I managed to get 90% of the downstairs cleaned and sanitized today (I figured I should since all of us had colds this past week!).

Here are some pictures from our Thanksgiving holiday...

My mom and my oldest decorated our table for Thanksgiving

















The yummy stuffing I made from a new recipe I found in my November '09 Food Network Magazine (love that magazine!). It had bacon in it!!





















Pioneer Woman's rolls...enough said.













The turkey my husband made was the best we had ever tasted. It took three days of prep work (about an hour the first two days, then maybe three hours the day of). Every bite of turkey had amazing flavor!

My overly full plate...I was barely able to finish, but it was so good!















Pies!
















So many dishes (about a third of the days dishes are pictured here). It took three loads in the dishwasher, plus three sinks full that were hand-washed to get it all done.

We're Home!

We got home from our anniversary trip this evening, and despite the fact that I got a cold Thanksgiving day (and kept it our entire trip) we had a really wonderful time. I promise to tell you all about it tomorrow, but I am tired now and so I'm headed to bed. Tomorrow school starts back, and my parents are still here visiting, so I will have a lot to do on top of unpacking and everything else. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

10th Anniversary Trip

Today was wonderful and we had a very happy Thanksgiving despite my oldest giving my youngest, my dad, and me her cold. I have so much to be thankful for! I hope your Thanksgiving was especially bright!

Tomorrow morning my husband and I leave on our weekend getaway to the California coast to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. We have been looking forward to this for months, and I am super excited, I just hope I feel better in the morning. I just took NyQuil...good night!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just a few of the things I am thankful for today:

1. My family
2. Our health
3. Our freedom

I hope your Thanksgiving day is filled with family & friends, good health, good food, and lots of fun. Remember the people and the things that you are thankful for, and make some wonderful memories tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Savings Account Paid Back

Last week we were able to finish paying back the money we borrowed from savings for our trip to Texas at the beginning of the month, YAY! I thought it would take us a least two months, but we were able to sell a few things and my husband got an unexpected bonus at work that really gave us a boost. Here is what we did to accomplish this goal:

- Rebate Check $5
- Money left over from October's budget $125
- Sold Banjo on Craigslist $100
- Sold shelf on Craigslist $15
- Sold metal sign on Craigslist $5
- Hubby got an unexpected bonus check $450
- Rebate Check $5
- Rebate Check $20

Now we can hit the debt snowball hard again next month!

VocalPoint Try & Tell Coupons

I joined VocalPoint a few months ago and already have gotten to try some great products. Right now I am using the full-size Olay Professional Pro-X Wrinkle Smoothing Cream, and it is fabulous...so light on your face. I would definitely use this again!

When they send me a product to try they also send me coupons to give away to my friends and I would love to share those with you. Below is a list of what I currently have available. If you see something you are interested in just email me at mymoneystory@hotmail.com with your mailing address and which coupon/s you want and I will get them in the mail to you straight away. First come, first served.

$2.00 off any one Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant (expires 12/31/09) x5

$1.00 off any one Pantene shampoo or conditioner (expires 12/31/09) x5

$1.00 off any one Del Monte SunFresh or Orchard Select Jar (expires 04/15/10) x5

$10.00 off a single Olay Professional Pro-X product (expires 02/28/10) x5

EcoStore USA Giveaway Winner

Drumroll please.....

According to random.org the winner of the $25 gift card to EcoStore USA is Emily! Congratulations Emily, I will be sending your information to EcoStore USA shortly and you should receive your gift card from them via email.

Thank you to all who participated! I hope to bring you more exciting giveaways soon!