Cancun - Here we come!

I have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow - which you all know will be a struggle for me! But tomorrow at this time, we will be here. I will post pictures when we return.

My favorite salad

Mixed Greens w/Goat Cheese, Cranberries and Walnuts - serves 8

3 bags mixed greens
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
2/3 cup Lemon-Maple Vinaigrette
11 oz goat cheese, crumbled

Combine greens, cranberries & walnuts in a large bowl. Toss with 2/3 cup lemon-maple vinaigrette and top with goat cheese.

Lemon-Maple Vinaigrette - makes 1 1/2 cups

1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients, stirring well with a whisk. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Holiday thoughts

Lots of changes at work recently have me stressed so I'm really looking forward to some time off. Today is my last day of work until Dec 4th. No family is coming for Thanksgiving this year, so we will be spending it with neighbors instead.........we will golf in the morning and then have dinner at the Club. It won't even seem like a holiday (except when I call my Dad & hear everyone in the background)..........it is times like this that I regret moving so far away......I have a close family who get together every holiday and I miss that so much.

We leave on Monday for a week in Cancun with 2 other couples. We will also be celebrating our 10th anniversay while we are there.......very appropriate that we celebrate it in Mexico since that is where we got married.

Travel woes

As most of you know, I love to travel.....but lately it has been a pain. In the past month, I have had 4 delayed flights - so I've been spending a lot of time in airports - even had to spend a night in an airport inn in Atlanta without luggage (which meant no clean clothes, toiletries, hairbrush, curling iron, etc). I'm re-thinking my packing strategy for my next trip to Cancun in 2 weeks. I plan to put a change of clothes in my carry-on bag and will pack half of my clothes in Peter's suitcase and put half of his in mine. I don't think I will go so far as to put half of my golf clubs in his bag though. If they lose my clubs......I'll just spend more time on the beach!