Gobble Gobble

Today couldn't be a more beautiful day to give thanks. The sun is shining, it is a warm 65 degrees out, the windows in the house are open & the house is filled with smells of pumpkin spice candles burning & thanksgiving dinner cooking in the oven - mmmm, heavenly. Shane made a comment to me earlier this morning that makes the trouble of cooking T-giving dinner all worth it. He said he wishes someone could bottle up the smell in our house at this very moment & make it into a candle :) See? totally worth it!

I ended up making the full thanksgiving meal again this year but instead of hosting for my entire family, it was just me, the hubby & his brother James at the dinner table. Quite the difference from previous gatherings but just as nice!

I awoke early this morning, put my apron on & T-giving 2011 was underway. On the menu for today was:
-Turkey
-stuffing
-mashed potatoes/gravy
-candied yams
-green bean casserole
-corn casserole
-crescent rolls w/honey butter

After 4+ hours of preparation, we sat down to eat around 1pm & in less than 20 minutes we had stuffed our bellies full & we were done. It was all so very good - if I do say so myself! Ugh - & after any fine meal comes the clean-up! Shane helped put the leftovers away while I did the dishes - teamwork, baby! Then we all headed down to the family room to watch some football. After being sick all week, it sure felt good to be lazy, hang out with the boys & snuggle with the furries.

This is what was for dessert:

Strawberry cheesecake made by guess who? It was dee-lish - as usual. Best part about the Thanksgiving meal??? LEFTOVERS - YAY :)

Here's hoping you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with whomever you are spending it with! May we all wear pants that adjust in size today, be thankful for much, bless the hands that prepared our food, & enjoy celebrating with family & friends!