Week 39 - September 23-29

Thanksgiving

(In September)

This weekend was Thanksgiving....sort of.  Jenny and I were craving Thanksgiving dinner.  We have been married for 17 years and we have always had Thanksgiving at our parents houses.  Technically, one year, Dad was in the hospital and we smoked a turkey on Thanksgiving, but it was not really a Thanksgiving dinner per se. 

 

This weekend, Jenny and I made a complete Thanksgiving dinner.  Oven roasted turkey, yams, stuffing (in and out of the bird), rolls, and corn.  We skipped the mashed potatoes because we thought we had enough food.  It turned out really well.  In fact, we planned the next weeks meals around leftovers, which worked out fine. 

We plan on coming home to Michigan for Thanksgiving this year, but by no means are we afraid to host one here in Richmond!  We're not Turkey Virgins!  So in the future, our family may have to trade in their oven mits for driving gloves and come to Richmond for a full on Thanksgiving Feast....Southern Style.  (code for gravy on everything).