Blomo Thanksgiving 2009

It's been a year of blessings for the Blomos and we celebrated the best way we know how:

Jim worked out on the back porch to Jillian's Michael's 30-day Shred.

No weights? No problem. He used rocks - we Blomos are resourceful like that.

My dad changed my oil and rotated my tires.

Don't worry - he was happy to do it since I made him shortbread cookies in return.

Before chowing down, I did the 10k Run to Feed the Hungry with my friend Michelle. And I don't have the official results, but we think we beat last year's time.

I'm thankful for a lot of things this year, including the fact that I have enough money to pay for my registration, unlike the idiot that stole my sticker off my license plate. Idiot.

While we indulged in our tradition of watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I handed out some cocktails - Jim enjoyed a White Russian.

Dad sipped on his Long Island Ice Tea and my mom commented she was feelin' her rum and coke.

Being the classy lady I am, I made myself a gin martini with some olives. Yum!
Mama Blomo made everybody's favorite - sweet potatoes. And this year, we went non-traditional with salmon and duck instead of turkey.
And here's the family portrait - not sure why mom's squinting so hard. Note that the two most important components of the meal - the salad and the wine - are close to me. And see the pink roses? Those are from my dad to my mom to celebrate their 30th anniversary. We are blessed indeed.