Thanksgiving in Boca! Part I (Lots of Pics)

I just got back from spending a week in Boca Raton, Florida! (My in-laws live there). The husband and I went there to celebrate Thanksgiving with the family and it was such a great week!

We flew to Fort Lauderdale from Washington Dulles on the afternoon of Tuesday the 23rd. Before we boarded our flight, we had to go through TSA security where I was promptly given a 'lovely' pat down! Take it from me, wearing a 1950s long line bullet bra infused with metal is not a good idea for travel. The two ladies who performed my search were very nice so the experience was not too bad. The only thing that sucked was the gawking and staring from my fellow travellers!

After enduring the pat down, the man and I had a quick lunch in our terminal and boarded our plane. We were in the air for about 2.5 hours.

Here is the view outside my window. Fort Lauderdale International Airport.

Here is the man, trying to look tough! lol

After getting a bite to eat with family, the man and I went home to his mom's condo. We unpacked, settled in, and I changed into my new 1950s unworn pajamas! The picture above is me the next morning. The temperature was about 77 degrees (it was 82 in the afternoon and the average temperature for most of the week) and the sun was shining.

This is the view from my mother-in-law's screened in patio. The condo overlooks a canal that leads into the Atlantic.

Here I am, finally dressed (I was being so lazy that morning!) and ready to go to lunch. The view in the distance is the other side of the patio. Love those palm trees!

Here is one of the oyster platters at lunch at the Whale's Rib in Deerfield Beach. The Whale's Rib has an amazing raw bar, wonderful seafood, sandwiches galore, and pitcher beer. I do not eat oysters. The man and the rest of the family loves them though. I had a tuna sandwich and it was good!

After having lunch, the man and his dad went shooting while the mother-in-law and I started the prep work for next day's Thanksgiving dinner. We had our Thanksgiving at the man's cousin's house in Boca. The above picture shows her screened in patio. The entire pooldeck is screened in so no bugs or palm fronds can get in or fall into the pool.

Here I am hanging out on the pool deck after spending most of the morning chopping celery and onions and making pies. I wore a lot of snoods this trip! The humidity was wreaking havoc on my hair! Also, snoods make styling quick and easier to do.

This is me and one of the cousin's cats, Sophia. We are chillin' pool side as we work on our tans.

Pretty flowers on the pool deck.

An orchid on the patio.

I have no idea what these flowers are but they are gorgeous!

Another one of the cousin's cats, Yawner. There are three cats total: one mama (Sophia) and her two big baby cats, Patches and Yawner. I am going outside the patio to the backyard to admire the tropical flowers. The shoes I am wearing are my brand new Re-Mix wedges in the Veranda style.

The left side of the backyard.

My favorite flower of all time! The hibiscus! This lovely girl was just too pretty! The cousin has several varieties of hibiscus on her lot! I was in total floral heaven!

The Thanksgiving table on the patio! Even though the sun had gone down, the temperatures were in the 70s! A gentle breeze could also be felt coming off the nearby ocean (it was three blocks away!)

Dinner time! The meal included stuffing, cranberry chutney, mashed potatoes, turkey, veggie protein (for me), cornbread stuffing, sauteed green beans, sweet potatoes, squash, gravy, and rolls!

Here is my plate! Instead of turkey, I had a veggie patty and the mother-in-law made me my own batch of sausage-free cornbread stuffing made with chestnuts! After dinner, we all had apple or pumpkin pie. Everything was so good! I felt "fat-n-happy" after dinner and reflected on how I was truly thankful for being so lucky to be with family on this day.

Here is the man hanging out apres-dinner with Sophia and Yawner. After dinner, me, the man, and the in-laws went back home to sleep off all that good food.

I will post more pictures soon in another post! This one is long enough as it is!

I hope all of you gals had a fabo Holiday!