Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thanksgiving 2009 in Sacramento

This year was the Conkle's turn for Thanksgiving so we flew up to Sacramento early Thursday morning for the big Turkey Day. The girls cooked away in the kitchen preparing all the traditional fixings and the boys played with Benson, watched James Bond and sipped martini's!

At 5:00pm we had appetizers and champagne and afterwards we managed to get everything on the table.. still warm.. the most challenging part!

Our cute turkey carver carved our delicious turkey... everything turned out perfectly. After dinner we went over to the Jamison's for dessert, it was great seeing everyone and being together.


Friday morning we went over to Gabe and Diana's to meet their newborn, Aleczander.. what a cutie!! We are so happy for Gabe and Diana and their new dwelling!

After visiting with Gabe, Diana and the baby we went to lunch with Ry's parents and sister at a new Italian spot in downtown Sacramento and afterwards we went and saw The Blind Side.. GREAT movie.. a must see! Then it was time to head back to the airport because Ry had to work on Saturday- a nice, short but sweet Thanksgiving!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Rodger's Gardens, R&D and Bowling Night

Christmas is definitely in the air! This weekend we kicked-off our holiday spirit by going to Rodger's Gardens to look at all the beautiful decorations and ornaments... one of our favorite Christmas traditions!

After walking around, we cozied up at R&D's bar with a nice bottle of Pinot followed by a delicious winter meal ending with their Carrot Cake.. the best Carrot Cake EVER!

After dinner, we were just in time for the Fashion Island Tree Lighting! Although it wasn't as big as usual, it was still fun to celebrate the beginning of the holiday seas.n.. my favorite time of the year!


Sunday we met Kim, Jon, Christa and Eric at Strike for a night of bowling!

None of us had bowled in so long, it was a blast re-living our teenage years! As usual, the girls chatted up a storm and the guys racked up some serious scores!

What a great weekend, now it's time to get ready for Thanksgiving... here we go!