Happy Thanksgiving
I've got just enough time to squeeze in a Happy Thanksgiving post before beginning my last night on console for STS-126. I'm feeling pretty good at the moment -- slept for 3 hours when I got off at 8:00 this morning, then joined Jose, Becca, Gavin and Carina for a low-key lunch of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and pumpkin pie, then slept for another 5.5 hours. Now I'm back and feel a bit like I never left, but such is life in the control center. It smells like turkey and burned coffee in here.
Becca made a huge turkey, mainly for Byron who, as it turned out, wasn't even in the country. He got put on a route to Peru at the last minute. Good thing he likes leftovers. The turkey was delicious, my sweet potatoes rocked, and Cari's pumpkin pie was quite tasty -- even though she was at home sleeping. Thanks for the pie, Cari!
Carina seemed to like her first bite of turkey, but later, I turned around to find her in her high chair making a face as if she'd just eaten poo. I'm not sure which of the items on her plate caused such a reaction, but I think it was my sweet potatoes. Oh well -- she's only 18 months old, what does she know about good food? ;-)
After I get off console, Jose and I are off to Corpus Christi for the rest of the weekend to see his family. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!
Did she do that thing where she shudders and spits it back out? Don't worry - she's done that for plenty of my cooking.
Looks appetizing, especially the turkey leg!
We put up our x-mas tree this week and your NASA ornament is front and center. It has already been the subject of conversation with our buddies! Mom told me about yall getting engaged- what a proposal! Best wishes,
Caroline