I really love this time of year. I love the food, the holiday music, the traditions, etc. But really, I just love seeing my family. B and I swap Thanksgivings, spending pretty much every other holiday with my family, and this was one of the years we spent in New York so I got to see my family and friends.
A few highlights from my Thanksgiving:
A few homemade meals (I still love my mom’s cooking):
![Chicken with mozzarella and spinach](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141126_175128.jpg?w=676&h=676)
Chicken with mozzarella and spinach
![Quinoa with Apples and Pecans - i crashed the web](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141123_180040.jpg?w=676&h=901)
Quinoa with Apples and Pecans – recipe here!
A scenic train ride into New York City:
Walking around the city with B and then dinner with one of my bffs, Jane:
![Sorry, no food pics (it didn't come out) but we enjoyed an awesome Mediterranean meal!](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141124_174612.jpg?w=676&h=380)
Sorry, no food pics (it didn’t come out) but we enjoyed an awesome Mediterranean meal!
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge with B:
![halfway up the bridge!](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141125_113703.jpg?w=676&h=676)
halfway across the bridge!
![Our approach from Brooklyn](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/snapchat-552753535923785868.jpg?w=576&h=1024)
Our approach from Brooklyn
Sushi with my parents:
![Does anyone know what the raw egg on top of the fish on the top left is ? It was amazing...](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141125_190714.jpg?w=676&h=507)
Does anyone know what the raw egg on top of the fish on the top left is? It was amazing…
A surprise day-before-Thanksgiving Noreaster – so pretty! (it had been 70 in the city the day before!)
A Thanksgiving morning 5k and a too brief reunion with my other bff, Melgar:
![<3 the two Melissas](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141127_110853.jpg?w=676&h=676)
❤ the two Melissas before the Turkey Trot (with matching headbands of course)
![Melgar's husband, B and me post-run](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141129_100139.jpg?w=676&h=676)
Melgar’s husband, Jon, B and me post-run
Thanksgiving dinner with family
![so many appetizers!](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141129_095504.jpg?w=676&h=676)
so many appetizers!
![Family picture <3](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_20141127_214807.jpg?w=676&h=676)
Family picture ❤
Post-Thanksgiving Chinese (What does this fortune even mean?!)
![I have no idea ...](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-30-at-7-49-53-am1.png?w=676&h=678)
I have no idea …
B’s family’s post-Thanksgiving celebration – annual bowling tournament
![B - the bowling all star (he made it into the finals this year!)](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141129_135332.jpg?w=676&h=901)
B – the bowling all star (he made it into the finals this year!)
![Final score of my best round - 81!](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141129_145652.jpg?w=676&h=901)
Final score of my best round – 81!
And made it back to Cleveland just in time to catch the end of Winterfest and the lighting of downtown!
![Love the Christmas music, the tree and chandelier lighting and all the people!](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141129_181214_lls.jpg?w=676&h=507)
Love the Christmas music, the tree and chandelier lighting and all the people!
![fireworks and a tree lighting](https://icrashedtheweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141129_183102.jpg?w=676&h=507)
fireworks and a tree lighting
Okay, off to listen to some Christmas tunes (finally!!!!!) and get into the holiday spirit. Only a few weeks until Christmas!
Some questions for you:
- Did you do a Turkey Trot?
- How do you spend Thanksgiving? What’s a fun tradition you have?
- Do you wait until after Thanksgiving to listen to holiday tunes?