Thanksgiving has come and gone already????....

I made it to Peoria about 10pm last Wednesday night (before Thanksgiving).  I had worked the first part of the week in Nebraska, then caught a flight to O'hare and on to Peoria.  Thanksgiving dinner was DELICIOUS!  I don't know that there was anything different from other years, but I will something about it just tasted better than normal.  (Maybe its because I've been eating so healthy lately that my taste buds were just waiting for those carbs to hit!!!!)  I managed through the holiday eating only 1 very small slice of pumpkin pie, (much to my mother's dismay...she had made pumpkin and chocolate pies).  I spent this week working in Normal and Peoria and as I sit here typing, I can't believe it is December 1.  I know that the older I get, the faster the time goes, but I swear to you, it REALLY WAS just yesterday that Dan picked me up at the airport on New Year's Day and we went and enjoyed brunch at Steuben's....I SWEAR, IT WAS.....YESTERDAY....REALLY.  Lot's to look forward to for the rest of the month...or should I say year.....2 weeks from today we're heading to New York City for the annual eat and walk-a-thon.  The list is made of places to try this year, along with the usuals...dinner at Balthazar, I'm sure some cupcakes from Crumb's, dirty martinis and filet on toast at Bobby Van's.....Burger at the Shake Shack and pizza.....(the pizza is yet to be determined)  Lombardi's, Grimaldi's (been to both....like Lombardi's better) or another place I've heard a lot about Di Fara's.  Just found out today that we did get tickets to be in the audience of the Martha Stewart Show....I'll let you all know when that airs, so you can tune in to try to see me in the audience...We're going to the taping on Monday the 19th.  Then on the 21st, it's back to Canton to spend the holidays at home.  I'm not working so I plan on doing a lot of baking......