Gabriel Meets Santa

So Gabriel has been talking for several weeks, so we decided to take him to BASS Pro Shop, where they do the picture for FREE!!!! Needless to say, he was a little scared of Santa and would not sit on his lap. He stood close to him, told him what he wanted (a bike), and then backed away. Of course Santa patted his knee for me to sit on, and I could not turn him down :) Gaby then sat on my lap and hurray, they got a pretty good shot of us! I highly recommend going there to see Santa. Not only is it free, but they have a great decorated area, complete with Santa's workshop, big reindeer, lots of Christmas trees and lights, and lots of fun free things to do. Cedric and Gaby both loved the remote control monster truck! Plus they were giving out free samples of yummy fudge.

Speaking of fudge, I had a bad food weekend. It started off with queso and chips at Chili's at Concord Mills. Once you break bad, it just goes downhill from there. But I recommitted today and plan on going strong until Thanksgiving Day, when I am going to eat whatever the heck I want (hopefully sweet potato casserole made by Aunt Carol, hint hint!) But I will get right back on it on that Friday, no eating the good stuff for the whole weekend. Man it is hard as hell to lose weight. I just wish I could be one of those people who can eat what they want and stay skinny. I gotta tell ya, I really do like to eat (and drink yummy beer)! Speaking of beer, here is a good holiday one to try. Harpoon's Winter Warmer. It is a yummy ale, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg and it has cute red, green, and white labels. Zach and I have decided to become beer conisseurs (spelling?)...Our first batch of home brew is now ready to be chilled and we hope to crack into it this weekend.