The Leaves, They Are A Changing

We are enjoying fall in the southeast. We believe the best colors of the leaves has probably passed us--but we have a good route to take next year in October to get a good view of the leaves. Here are some pictures from the State Park, just outside of Carrollton:

Below is a picture that disturbed me. As if Christmas means that we must pawn things so that we can buy gifts. I don't really think that is what it is all about. Signs have become very interesting to us here of late. There is one at the bottom this post. It does not really need any description.

Thought you might want to see a little something that we are going to enjoy tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Bourbon Pecan Pie with Chocolate Drizzle. Ah . . . yeah. I hope to post some pics of our T-giving food tomorrow.

This is what we had for tonight. Pizza roll. Yes, it was as good as it looks.

Like I said--needs no description.

We are looking forward to a nice, peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. Turkey with dressing stuffed in it (how? I don't know--Lauren is amazing), Irish Potato Casserole, Asparagus with Bacon, Yeast Rolls, and probably other stuff I cannot remember. Of course, if we can get a Cowboys victory tomorrow, that will make it quite a nice T-giving.

Quite a sports weekend--Mavs tonight (just watched them pull of a 17-point deficit for a win over the pompous Houston Rockets--I cannot stand that Tracy McGrady. Ah, yeah). Tomorrow-'Boys. Friday-Carrollton Trojans host a second-round playoff game, UT-A&M game, and the Hamilton Bulldogs take on Corrigan-Camden (congrats to them on one of the greatest upsets I have ever witnessed last week over Mart--sort of, I took it in on the internet radio--but I know it was amazing), Saturday-Kansas-Missouri game, not to mention the Georgia-Georgia Tech game, among others. Wow, I'm excited just to type it all out. Go Mavs. What a comeback, especially after their 24-point comeback last night. What a way to start the holiday off!

Lauren and I went to the Atlanta Thrashers game Monday night. The Phillips Arena is very cool. The concourse is extremely wide, with all sorts of different food eateries--pizza speciality place, hot dog speciality place, a salad and wraps place, burritos, along with tons of other stuff. The arena itself is really cool, too. The luxury suites (not that we got to see one or anything) look amazing.

I guess there is a reason hockey is a northern sport. It was freezing in there. I guess I should have thought about that more before we entered--but it was more warm outside at night than inside. The game was pretty neat to see. Hockey is like soccer--like Lauren says, they score so few goals that it makes it not nearly as interesting as more fast-paced sports--or even baseball. Baseball is peaceful and serene--but still exciting. We were going to take the camera to take some pics--but it did not fit into our pockets--and I did not really feel like taking it on the subway with us, just carrying it around.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours wherever you may be this holiday weekend!

--be