Thanksgiving 2012 was the second Thanksgiving in a row that I haven't spent at home, since last year I was visiting my cousin Ellen in Ireland where she was studying abroad. But, despite being away from home again, this was definitely one of the best Thanksgivings I've ever had.
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| The Thanksgiving dinner crew! (sans Hannah) |
Laura and I spent the whole week prepping for the feast on Thursday. We figured out what each of us was making (I was assigned stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, and gravy; Laura was making the chickens, mac n cheese and green beans) and then we went grocery shopping on Monday for all our supplies. We spent Wednesday night prepping some of the food and making my personal favorite addition to the meal– our cookie turkey army. Laura had found a picture of them online and we substituted ingredients according, and I think they turned out pretty well!
We also made place mats for everyone. They were hand turkeys dressed like each person, and they were so much fun to make. Laura made mine, and it's painfully accurate.
On Thursday we were ready to make Thanksgiving happen! Laura was even so excited that when she jumped out of bed in the morning she fractured/hurt her foot. We both had class during the day, so I came home right afterwards and got to work. Laura came home soon afterwards and we spent 5+ hours cooking, drinking wine, skyping with our families and friends, etc. Then all our friends came over for dinner, and they we ate our body weights in food. Sahel and Sam came over post dinner too to hang out for a bit. It was a fantastic night :)
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| The Feast! |
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New thing: gravy!
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