Thanksgiving Dinner

We are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with our family next week. I love Thanksgiving!  It's all about food, family and gratitude. Sounds perfect to me.

I recently did a layout with photos from last Thanksgiving. It seems like during holiday time, I tend to print and use photos from the previous year. Soon I'll probably be printing off photos from Christmas last year so I can use all of my new holiday papers!

When we get together with my dad's side of the family for Thanksgiving we need to have the dinner at a park because there are too many people to fit at a house. I feel pretty lucky to have so much family around. The sad thing is that we only really see each other on holidays.

One of the best things about having dinner with so many people is that it takes at least 4 long tables to hold all of the food. Lots of delicious options! Plus, no one has to do too much cooking since everyone brings a couple of dishes.

Happy Veteran's Day to my USA friends!  I am so grateful for all those who serve to keep our country safe and strong.

Eating Our Way Through Portland

Last weekend my husband and I were lucky enough to get away for a weekend with just the two of us. We went to Portland, Oregon for the first time and loved every minute of it. (Well, I guess we didn't love the football game we went to where Arizona lost to Oregon 49-0, but it was still fun.)

One of our favorite things to do when we travel is find good places to eat. We certainly did our share of eating during our 4 day vacation. The key is to share things and order portions as small as possible so that you will still be hungry when another delicious food opportunity presents itself. Our favorite way to find new places is to use Yelp. It hasn't led us astray yet.

Of course, not only do we enjoy eating the food, but we like to take pictures of it too. Luckily, my husband loves taking pictures as much as I do, so we always have a nice collection of photos once we return home from vacations.

Here are our favorite food finds from the trip:

Pine State Biscuits - Fresh biscuit sandwiches piled high with fried chicken, eggs and lots of other topping options. We found this place while we were out looking at some shops. There was a long line out the door, so we consulted Yelp to discover that this is a 4 1/2 star place that we must try.

Cacao - Spiced Dark Hot Chocolate. Need I say more? You can also get a shot glass of super dark chocolate. May have to try that if we go back.

Grilled Cheese Grill - This place cooked up one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I've ever had. I tried the BABS (Bacon, thinly sliced apples, crumbled bleu cheese and swiss on rye.) Of course, we ordered tomato soup to go with it. The coolest thing about this place is that you get to eat on an old school bus.

Thai Food Truck - Sorry, I don't have a link to this one, but Portland has over 600 food trucks and it seems like at least 1/3 served Thai food, so if you visit Portland I'm sure you'll find something good.

Salt & Straw - Homemade ice cream with amazing flavors. I had the salted carmel and really wanted to back the next day for more.

Thankfully we did a lot of walking so I'm hoping we didn't do too much food damage. 

Did you see that the October Scrapbook Circle Kit, New Flash, went live today?  Loving the pretty colors and embellishments in this kit.

Hope you have an enjoyable weekend! We don't have any set plans for tonight which sounds perfect to me. We'll probably pick up some dinner and relax at home.

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Order the Rosa

If you've followed my blog for a while, you know that I love to take pictures of food. It's probably because I love good food and the pictures help me enjoy the deliciousness of the food just a bit longer. One of my favorite Phoenix restaurants is Pizzaria Bianco. Not only is the food so flavorful, it is also pretty to look at.

If you are ever in Phoenix, your should go here and order the Rosa pizza. You won't be sorry. Maybe even call me up and invite me to join you! 

Tip: Go on a weekday for lunch and you most likely won't wait for a table. Weekends for dinner can be a 2+ hour wait!

Yes, this is the second layout I've done about Pizzaria Bianco. You can checkout my first layout here.