Happy day before Thanksgiving! T-day is my favorite holiday because I love to run EAT repeat.
This morning I ran about 1.5 miles to the gym for a strength session. It was pretty empty so I had all the weights to myself. I like that.
I walked back home reading blogs on my phoner. Since I’m on Pacific time I get to see what everyone else had for breakfast for inspiration 
But, I went with the usual – pumpkin oatmeal and eggs. 
I did switch it up a bit and cook up some TJ’s stuffing mix into my eggs. I am in love with these veggies and herbs!
And I used my new holiday bowl I bought the weekend ( $1.00 at Michaels!). 
I’ve been getting my walks in after work this week, 
but today is going to be crazy. I have a pile of work that must be done and then I need to hit up the grocery store for all my T-day ingredients! I hope I can still carve out a little time since it helps me chillax
Question: Do you have special holiday tableware?
I really would love a special set of dishes for Thanksgiving and Christmas one day.
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OMG Read this–YOU should have been the one in the news! You had the black widow in the grapes 1st!!!
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/16/massachusetts-woman-finds-black-widow-spider-in-grapes/
Ah! I should have called the local news! I went and told the supermarket and the guy didn’t seem to think it was a big deal.
I would have demanded free grapes for a year!!
Ooh that stuffing starter looks great! I need easy ways to add veggies to my diet since I’m lazy and live alone. I can’t even remember the last vegetable I’ve eaten since I lost my job right before Sandy. I wish I were kidding.
Does your TJ tend to have long lines? I’ve heard the ones in NYC do.
The stuffing mix is interesting. Where do u get that? I’m in a little podunk town and have no trader joes, no whole foods, costco is 2 hours away…I only have a walmart!!! Ugh
Unfortunately I got it in the TJ’s veggie section
We have my great-grandmother’s china that is teal, white and gold-plated. Pretty hideous combo if you ask me, but it’s tradition and we always say if someone breaks one, g-grandma is gonna haunt you forever. I think in my 30+ years on this earth, we have been very careful to not break a single dish.
I have plates for Christmas because I have it at my house. I love getting them out…they are so festive and fun.
We have a set of silverware that we inherited from hubby’s grandma that we use on holidays. We don’t have special dishes though….in fact, hubby has to buy us a new set of dishes today because we just realized we are down to only 4 (mismatched) plates and Turkey Day is at our house tomorrow!
We just have plain white plates and bowls—I feel like additional holiday ware would be more to store! Although and occasional mug or bowl is a fun treat!
I don’t have “special” plates. I have found that food tastes the same no matter what I eat it off of
I do have holiday table wear but I like your $1 bowl better…that was a steal!
I don’t have any special holiday dinnerware, but I love the Fiesta holiday sets. One day- they will be mine.
Nah we keep it simple. For easy clean up- Chinet all the way baby! I would say Styrofoam- but then I’d be admitting to harming the Earth due to it’s almost never break down process in a landfill.. I can’t thnk of the term just yet..
Oh I was gonna add to your post from yesterday- I got a horrific email yesterday telling me that there is now WOOD PULP in our food.. WTF?! I guess we should just start eating trees.. ugh.. loved the post!
Why is EVERYTHING Trader Joe’s makes just so damn good!!
Have a happy Thanksgiving!! Eat loooooots!!!
Your gym looks sooo nice! I don’t mind if the cardio equipment is busy with people, but I love it when the weights are free!
I have special Christmas dishes and we usually start using them on December 1st. If there are just a few of us for Thanksgiving (like there will be this year), I’ll use my wedding china.
I have a couple sets of Christmas dishes. We will start using them Friday and use them all the time through January 1!!
My mom brings out hers for the Chinese New Year reunion dinners – all matchy matchy – but these past couple of years we spent dinner with my brother in another state or have it at a restaurant.
Stuffing starter is a great way to add veggies!! we don’t have TJ’s but I’ve seen something similar at Kroger. I soooooo wish we had a TJ’s!!