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[*julez* 124]

If you lived in my neck of the woods, I'd be very happy to have you guys over for the holidays! I host both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner at my house. Book tickets now and you could be here for a white Christmas!

[Jeraly 4]

Hahaha - oh that would be awesome julez Maybe I'll keep my eyes open for flights

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

I know where you're coming from Aly. All but one year our routine has always been very similar, lots of visiting, church and lots of meeting up with friends in the pub that you haven't seen all year.

The year I didn't have that, I spent in Miami with C. C's mom is a nurse, and was working christmas, so we were celebrating the day after. St. Stephens day (boxing day) was really lovely, but on actual christmas we just sat around felt very unfestive, and went to Denny's!!!! for dinner. From C's point of view, it was just to get fed, with little fuss, since the celebration was the next day, but I went tho the bathroom and had a little cry. I was so sad to be missing christmas.

I'm going to try a little harder to do something nice this year to not feel so terribly left out.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

Ohhh, and happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!

(anyone got any good Thanksgiving related recipe's?)

[StillThePrettiest 3]

we're trying out a pie - Chantilly Pumpkin Pie - but I have no idea if it's any good as it's in progress as I write

will report later (if I remember )

[*julez* 124]

Ohhh, and happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!

(anyone got any good Thanksgiving related recipe's?)

I have the best recipe for sausage sage stuffing if you're interested!

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

rats! I just did the stuffing, and the chicken is in the oven, so I can't use it today, but i'd like the recipe anyway, for again.

having a good thanksgiving so far?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

We're still cooking, and my mother is whingeing in the kitchen about how my father and I are apparently doing nothing. She is now complaining about Christmas 2006, for some reason. The three dogs are going coo-coo nuts, wanting to be near the food. I burnt my hand getting the roasties in the oven. The food better be good or I am going to have a seasonal nervous breakdown.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

All right! It was worth it in the end. The turkey was moist, TONS of two kinds of stuffing (sausage and vegetarian), roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, peas, maple-glazed sweet potatoes, roasted vegetables in balsamic reduction (thank god for Trader Joe's), cranberry sauce, vegetarian gravy (from Tesco!) and rosemary ciabatta rolls. We still have homemade apple, cherry and pumpkin pies.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

i'm eating my pumpkin pie right now, yuuuumy. Dinner was chicken, stuffing, creamy roasted sweet potoato mash, french bean casserole and cranberry sauce. Just making it made me feel a little more festive.

Hope everyone settles in for a peaceful thanksgiving nap in New Haven

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Just had the pies... Hope you and C are digesting well yourselves!

[Ban Hammer 13,452]

*burp* oh wow i'm full. nessa cooked all day.

[Jeraly 4]

Hope everyone had a good day! It appears that Jeremy's family can't make it down at all now so it is just going to be me, him and his crazy aunt. To top it off, they both have to work early on Boxing Day

I'm so fed up with the whole thing I figure that food-wise we will prolly have ham or whatever Jeremy normally has but I will make my infamous prawn cocktail (we didn't get to eat it yesterday so we are going back to Jeremy's grandparents' another time to eat it ) for starters, we will have crackers and Christmas pudding and pressies in the afternoon... although we'll prolly have to open J's fam's in the morning for when they call... it is going to be so weird...

My dad made a party game compendium but three people isn't going to really cut it - will have to figure out some simple board games that Cheryl will be able to get her head around like snap We can't even play team trivial pursuit

I think we need to adopt a family...

[Jeraly 4]

Ok - I sent an e-mail to an agency advertising jobs on careerbuilder.com and attached my resume. I got this back:

I have just begun the process of reviewing resumes for this position. Unfortunately, due to the volume of resumes received, I am only able to contact candidates who will be interviewed.

I wish to thank you for forwarding your resume and please remember that you are most welcome to apply for suitable positions advertised by Power in the future, if you are not successful on this occasion.

With kind regards,

I'm a little confused as to what it means, but it kinda looks like an automatic response - "Thanks for the info, we'll contact you if we're interested" sort of thing?

What do you all reckon?

[English Muffin 59]

I think it's telling you that you'll only hear from them again if you've been shortlisted and they won't let you know if you haven't.