Thanksgiving, the holiday where it isn't just the turkey that gets stuffed!
So, today was my first ever Thanksgiving to host. We had both of our families come over to celebrate. It was so easy! I know what you're thinking...how in the world was it easy?? Well, here's how:
I took vacation for the whole week so that I had plenty of time to prepare. I went to the grocery store on Monday to avoid the Thanksgiving rush. I went up to pick my sister up on Tuesday and we left for my house after her youth worship called "The Edge". It was actually really cool. I even got to watch her play guitar! Yesterday, we got up and took the turkey to be fried and we baked the pies and I got the sweet potato casserole ready. So, with all of that preparation, along with the fact that we did a pot-luck type Thanksgiving, I didn't have much to do but warm everything up today. It was glorious! Here was our menu:
Fried turkey (provided by us with the help of the Knights of Columbus)
Sweet potato casserole (made by me)
Dressing, dilly pull-apart bread, & giblet gravy (compliments of my wonderful mother-in-law)
Cheese potatoes, cranberry salad, & broccoli-rice casserole (thanks to my mom & granny)
Green bean casserole (made by my sister-in-law who, by the way, doesn't even really eat casserole...)
Pumpkin pie (made by my sister)
and...Cherry and apple pies (made by me)
It was all sooooooooooooooo good, and I am still sooooooooooooo full! We also had dinner at the C*'s house last night. We had so much fun! J's girlfriend and her mom were there, and they got to experience the joy that is dinner at the C*'s.
I love the holidays. It really is great to get together with friends and family. Hope everyone's Thanksgiving was as great as ours was!
I took vacation for the whole week so that I had plenty of time to prepare. I went to the grocery store on Monday to avoid the Thanksgiving rush. I went up to pick my sister up on Tuesday and we left for my house after her youth worship called "The Edge". It was actually really cool. I even got to watch her play guitar! Yesterday, we got up and took the turkey to be fried and we baked the pies and I got the sweet potato casserole ready. So, with all of that preparation, along with the fact that we did a pot-luck type Thanksgiving, I didn't have much to do but warm everything up today. It was glorious! Here was our menu:
Fried turkey (provided by us with the help of the Knights of Columbus)
Sweet potato casserole (made by me)
Dressing, dilly pull-apart bread, & giblet gravy (compliments of my wonderful mother-in-law)
Cheese potatoes, cranberry salad, & broccoli-rice casserole (thanks to my mom & granny)
Green bean casserole (made by my sister-in-law who, by the way, doesn't even really eat casserole...)
Pumpkin pie (made by my sister)
and...Cherry and apple pies (made by me)
It was all sooooooooooooooo good, and I am still sooooooooooooo full! We also had dinner at the C*'s house last night. We had so much fun! J's girlfriend and her mom were there, and they got to experience the joy that is dinner at the C*'s.
I love the holidays. It really is great to get together with friends and family. Hope everyone's Thanksgiving was as great as ours was!