Thanksgiving at my house

Posted by liquilife on 11/23 at 03:52 PM
Filed under Miscellaneous

Well, here I am. Just now finally able to take a rest on thanksgiving day and it’s 4pm. My wife and I have been running around like chickens with our heads cut off since 8am this morning starting with the ceremonial stuffing and preparation of the turkey. Our turkey was a heft 17lbs, probably a bit overkill for 4 adults and one child. No big deal, if there is one thing I love and that is left over cold turkey sandwiches. Give me two slabs of wonder bread, cold turkey, mayo, mustard and a slice of cheddar cheese and that could be breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Anyways, my sister and her fiance came over today with my most awesome nephew, Trent. Andy (the fiance) hung out and played Gears of War and watched a little football. My sister was thankfully able to take my spot in the kitchen to keep my wife entertained while cooking a plethora of food. Trent, my 3 year old nephew, quickly found his way to the computer hanging out in our living room. I got him set up watching Futurama and Family Guy with the headset and he was quite content for a while.

Dinner finally came and we began the stuffing of our faces thanksgiving routine. Turkey, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, macaroni salad, leaf salad, fruit salad, rolls, cranberries, apple juice and the best item - stuffing. Some of us went through 3 plates, some of us went through 2 plates but suffice me to say that we were all moaning and groaning about our stomachs being crammed with too much food. My wife and I picked up the kitchen, put everything away, packed some food for my sister and did some cleaning in the kitchen. Apparently this was enough work to burn off some of the food because I was good and ready for some pie. Mmm, peach pie and pumpkin pie was on the dessert menu.

Well, here I am now with the day behind me and once again our little place of living has returned to normal. The cat is out and about again now that the strange “Humans” have left. My wife is taking a well needed and deserved rest on the couch watching the Colbert Report on the DVR recorded from last night. All is good. I’m tired, but it’s a good kind of tired knowing that we managed to capture the moment of Thanksgiving. No regrets here.

That is all for now. Please feel free to check out two new galleries I setup today.
The Thanksgiving Gallery
Stupid pictures of my office gallery