post-thanksgiving mayhem

I managed to get myself sick over Thanksgiving, which didn't help as we tried to host Daisuke, meet with Schrock, Dave, and Sunny, and drive down to Rhode Island to see Pisit and Casey. On T-day itself, Susan prepared a feast at her parents' house, with me pitching in for manual labor tasks. Susan used a special bag to cook the turkey in, which I had doubts about - but it totally worked out, and the turkey was fantastic!

Oreo was spending the holidays away from home, as Susan's aunt got another dog and wanted Oreo to get to know her. Then, on Monday, I was in for a surprise when Susan revealed that the new doggie, Luna, will spend the week with us. Again, for the record, I'm *not* a dog person, but Luna is adorable! Plus, she follows Oreo around as if they're tied together. Very cute, especially when they cuddle together:

Finally, yesterday was Susan's birthday. We went to an Ethiopian restaurant in Somerville for a romantic dinner - made even more romantic by the fact that we happened to be the only people dining... unless you count a crowd of townies at a bar one door over. In any case, we went full-on authentic, and ate with our hands aided only by pieces of injera bread. The best part was the sweet honey wine... very nice.