I lived

Funny how we stress over having company and worrying about making sure things go ok. Only to find it was not that bad. Everyone enjoyed each others company and Bridget's boyfriend said the food was awesome.

I was pretty proud of myself with the food. I cooked a turkey myself and then made turkey/dressing sandwiches with it. A coworker gave me the recipe and it was really easy. I had looked up the recipe online, but the one I found was really complicated. I didn't use as many of the ingredients as she did though, because her recipe called for a 16-20 lb. turkey and mine was only about 11.5 lbs. Besides, I have plenty of leftovers with what I had. I also made baked beans, which I never have gone wrong with. Guess I get that from my mother, she always made great baked beans. Throw in some chips and Kay's cake and it was a good meal. Plus, there is lots of cake leftover. I've had a couple pieces already and there is still enough for the kids to have some when they come back tomorrow.

Brian's ex even let us have the girls over for lunch without a hassle. I noticed a little tension between his sister-in-law and sister at first, but then things seemed to ease as we all joined the conversation. So glad to have everyone there together again. Since the death of Brian's nephew, the family has had some troubles and I hope today some fences were mended.

So, now my house is still clean after having company and I can relax for a few days before I have to start over again.