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And So It Begins


I know I said Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday but holiday festivities are starting to rev up so I can't ignore them...Today, I attended two Holiday Open Houses - both which involved food - so double hard to ignore them. Moving to a new community has made me eager to check out what's going on out there so that's exactly what I did today. The first Open House was at our local nursery, West Seattle Nursery, where multiple events were being held. First of all, the complimentary food was impressive.


Needless to say, Bruce and I did not need to eat lunch today.


What was impressive was that no tray was ever empty and they kept bringing out new items.  There was plenty for everyone attending and it was just simply lovely.


Along with tasty treats, there was also complimentary espresso.


I mean, this is Seattle, after all.


There was a wreath making class going on


and a flower arranging demonstration which resulted in a beautiful holiday centerpiece.


I spent most my time browsing the gift shop (while Bruce bought some ground cover for our yard). As you can see, the gift shop was well stocked with all your holiday needs.







After we left the nursery, we stopped at our local grocery store, Metropolitan Market, to pick up a few groceries (and I knew they were having a Thanksgiving tasting today).


All their Thanksgiving items to taste were from their deli which is similar to Whole Foods. You really don't need to cook anything if you shop here but if you do cook, the foods in this store are all of the best quality which is why I love it. I rarely buy items from the deli because I like my homemade recipes but I don't mind tasting them.


I just noticed this photo looks like I'm in a liquor store. This just happens to be near the alcohol section. You see, Washington state allows grocery stores to sell hard liquor, unlike Idaho. You can see they have an abundance. There is an abundance of everything here, including chocolate Thanksgiving turkeys.


Holiday Open Houses are distracting but I am trying to stay focused on Thanksgiving.  Even if it does mean checking out giant chocolate turkeys.  Oh my!  Yum.

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