Raise Your Hand if You Feel Inadequate? (I'm raising mine!)

So, I was thinking today how I feel a litle inadequate when it comes to what is thought to be typical wife traits (cooking & baking). My mom didn't want to cook the turkey for Thanksgiving this year so I instantly said, "Let me ask Nathan if he can do it?" However, before I even had the chance to ask him, he offered to cook it since my mom wasn't up to it this year. I didn't even have to ask. And he said it's not the first time he's cooked a turkey. There is no way in heck I would have tried to cook it. It it were left up to me, I'd buy an already prepared/cooked one that I'd just have to heat up or something.

Then, this weekend, Nathan told me he wants to get a recipe online for a pumkin cheesecake to bring over to his parents' house for Thanksgiving (we are heading over there for dessert after we host my family). Have I even ever thought about attempting a cheesecake? No!!! I would buy one rather than make one. (Do you see a pattern here?)

So, this brings me to the inadequacy. I started thinking how my wonderful husband is totally showing me up this Thanksgiving. I might have to don a turkey suit or come up with a extra special Thanksgiving prayer to compete with Nathan, aka. Mr. Martha Stewart!

***Please don't take this as complaining though. I got me a good one, didn't I, ladies? :)

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You know I also have to give you our weekend recap. It was a good but busy one. Friday, we went to dinner at The Drunken Fish and then to the Funny Bone with some friends. Sat. I met up with Kelly and Abby for a special screening of the movie Bolt through my work and then we went to lunch. Then I headed to Chrissy's to help her load up her kids and we made our way to Alivia's 1st bday party. I had fun helping with the triplets and Allison but it was crazy to see a little of what Chrissy goes through on a daily basis. Sunday, my mom, Nathan and I went to the mall and actually got a little Christmas shopping done already!

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One more thing. I must be a little crazy but I signed up for 2 classes next semester so I can graduate in March instead of Jan. I'm taking my last cluster (3 classes in one) and my capstone class (a class that reviews everything we've learned and has a lot of group work). Therefore, eveyone may not see me a lot from Jan. - March. I apologize in advance if I'm a bad friend, wife, stepmom, daughter, sister, cousin, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, etc. for those 3 months. It will suck but I just have to keep telling myself, "3 months of this and I'm FINISHED FOR GOOD!"

If I can survive this, maybe I will feel a little less inadequate! ha!ha! Joking! :)

Dawn