Turkeys, Twilight and Trek

The Thanksgiving (and Christmas Eve) turkeys were bought today. I got them at Trader Joe's, and was lucky to get there early enough to score kosher turkeys. Yum! They're now resting comfortably in the freezer. I did most of the early stage grocery shopping. Pretty much everything other than the fresh produce items were bought.

In other news, we're down to the last 7 days before the opening of New Moon! We've got our tickets already, and will be joined by a couple of friends. I'm pretty excited, and seeing all the coverage from all stops along the press tour is really amping up the anticipation. I'm probably most excited to see the Wolf Pack join the cast.

But before that, next Tuesday marks the release of the Star Trek DVD. I loved this movie, and wished we had a BluRay player. This is one movie that would definitely benefit from the enhanced format. Ah, one day.

And Now November!

Trick-or-Treating was a nice way to end what was a long day today. Two friends came over and we walked down to the house all the girls were meeting up at for soup before heading out. And soup it was! It wasn't enough that Jen made soup for everyone to enjoy. She had mini bread bowls warming in the oven to ladle the potato cheese soup into. There was bacon, green onions and a too cute ghost-shaped slice of cheese to garnish the soup with. It was all really delicious too, as if there was any doubt that it would be.

Let's see what's on tap for November:

The Sockers have their long-awaited home-opener next weekend. I've been waiting for years for this team's next incarnation. I'm really hoping this league will last more than just a couple years. Fingers crossed!

A couple weeks after that New Moon finally opens! Woo-hoo! I'm not necessarily trying to stay spoiler-free, but I'm not watching any more clips that are being released. There was a behind-the-scenes clip that came out earlier this week on the wolf pack, which was really cool. BTS is fine, I just don't want to see any more bits of the movie itself. I've already got the movie companion book and I'm pretty satisfied with that. It's enough to feed the 'I can hardly wait to see the movie' hunger.

Of course after that is Thanksgiving! Both sides of the family will once again descend upon our home to enjoy the feast that the girls and I will begin to prepare days beforehand. On the day of, Jaime will make his much-appreciated contribution of barbecued turkey. I'll make the traditional roasted turkey also. Cooking two turkeys ensures more leftovers, something we all enjoy. Turkey sandwiches are one of my favorite things to look forward to after the big day. Pie making was added to the ritual a couple of years ago. I love making pies from scratch. There's really nothing like a pie with a homemade crust. I find it really disappointing when a pie has a bad crust. It really ruins the whole thing for me. Especially if it's burned. That bitter taste is not what I'm looking for in the last few bites of a slice of pie. Making the pie crust isn't really that hard to do, so I make my own. The little extra effort is so worth it.

I think that's it for major happenings this month. Have a great November!