Thanksgiving

Hope everyone out there (all 4 of you who read this) had a great Thanksgiving. We enjoyed ourselves. Certainly wasn't the chaos of a big family gathering. We all contributed to dinner. Nathan made the mashed potatoes and gravy. He decided to write down the ingredients so we wouldn't forget the recipe. I made the cheesy broccoli and rice casserole. Thanks, Aunt Kaye, for the recipe. I have never in my life cooked with cheese whiz before, but it came out pretty good. And Eric made the turkey. It was the most fantabulous turkey EVER! So tender! So moist! So flavorful! Now, Eric usually downplays his efforts in the kitchen (it's okay, it's mediocre, meh). But this time, he was actually impressed with his own cooking. Enough so that we might have to buy another turkey for next weekend. (We only bought a 6 pound turkey, so he's already polished off the leftovers this morning.)

4 hours of cooking, then 2 hours of clean up and sanitizing for 10 minutes of eating. But the impressive part is that we all actually ate at the same time at the same table. Can't remember the last time that happened.

We'll probably drag in the tree later today.

Shout out to my parents on their wedding anniversary today and to my aunt and uncle on theirs yesterday. Love ya!