Shan-nanigans: Gonzalez Thanksgiving 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday!

Our festivities started on Wednesday night, we went to see Verdi's A Masked Ball at Lyric. It is a more traditional opera, and we really enjoyed the voices of the cast. During the performance I had a moment. I am so proud to be working for an arts organization who creates such great art. I love being able to see some of the details that I have contributed to the overall effect.

For example, I have found a great resource that makes custom confetti for us. Like what we used in the photo above.

The arts and theater scene is the reason why Ruben and I came to Chicago. It feels good that my work is contributing to the amazing art that is in our community.

The next morning we slept in and had a snuggle with the dogs.

I was in the kitchen first to get the baking started.

I started with making the dough for the rolls, then the dough for the pumpkin spice cookies.

Using the bread machine was an easy and clean way to get the dough going for the rolls. I love our bread machine!

The pumpkin cookies were so easy and really tasty!

Here's a pic of the rolls as they sit to rise.

Ruben stepped into the kitchen and made a veggie soup and roasted a chicken.

He found this awesome stand that roasts a chicken upright. Looks good, doesn't it!? :)

After he was done, I baked the rolls, made some mashed potatoes and green beans. Our feast was complete! We ate around 4:30pm, and really enjoyed our meals. Before we ate we both stated what we were thankful for. We both decided that 2010 has been a really wonderful year!