happy belated thanksgiving!

i hope your holiday was as superfun as ours =)

my dad's mom was in town, so we had an AMAZING polish dinner with her the tuesday before turkey day. it was fabulous. pierogies. golumpkis. kielbasa. heaven.

then, on thursday morning we got some more grandma time in, before heading up to silver spring for a big dinner with a whole bunch of daniel's mom's family. we saw so many people! that's the best, i think. the more the merrier. i totally buy that.

uncle pete and aunt diane were our fabulous host and hostess. we also got to see 2 or their kiddos - kim and matthew. kim is just starting out college, so it was exciting to hear all about this new chapter of her life. we also got to meet aunt diane's sister and her whole family.

then there was daniel's fam - all 5 of 'em! brian, lucy, older brother, and both sisters. daniel's sister rachel is preparing for a study abroad next semester, so i really enjoyed hearing about that.

then there was chuck's whole family - i told you this was a big group! so there was chuck and his three kids. one of those "kids" has a hubby and two little ones of her own. they live all the way up in upstate new york, so it was a real treat to see them. plus, her husband teaches high school science, so he and daniel got to talk science-teacher-stuff!

i particularly enjoyed talking to chuck's youngest daughter, angie, who is finishing up her internship toward becoming a registered dietician. i am kind of living vicariously through her - it's a field i've always been super interested in. so that was a major highlight for me.

and i can't forget grandpa, or pauline and her son. pauline is our "aunt" from congo, who has been completely enfolded into daniel's family. it's great, and her son is too stinking cute.

then, back in naptown, we got to spend time with our cousin's on MY mom's side on friday night. we saw "the men who stare at goats" - good, offbeat comedy - and hung out for a while.

then, saturday morning before i went into work, i got to drop in and visit with my dear friend melissa and her sweet baby girl, bryleigh! hooray!

::sigh::

i love family, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. this is such a great holiday!