Birthdays and Holidays

We have entered our busy birthday and holiday season. We celebrated Greg's birthday last weekend by hosting a brunch at our house on Saturday. Sunday was Greg's actual birthday, which is when he spends all afternoon grading papers. We did get to take a walk around Seward Park in the morning, and I made his requested birthday meal: Martha Stewart's buttermilk chicken and mashed potatoes, spinach sauteed in garlic, and a roasted butternut squash. Everything came out perfectly, if I do say so myself.

Tomorrow we will gather at Kurt and Amy's for Thanksgiving. If the weather holds we may take Clara to the zoo the day after to walk off our meals. And on Sunday, we will be wishing Clara's Grandma Armitage a happy birthday. Then it's one month to go to Christmas, when we will aim to slow down and catch our breath.