We had a full house of people for Thanksgiving and tons of great food, as we do every year. It was the most hectic week that we've had all year. My parents were here staying with us for whole week while they closed on their new house. The big kids were out of school except for one day and seriously, what is with that? They might as well have just had the entire week off of school. The Girl had her Thanksgiving school performance and she was a very cute Pilgrim. I did the majority of my Christmas shopping that week to avoid the black friday crowds because honestly, can you think of anything more frightening than me shopping on black friday? Ha!
The few days before Thanksgiving were spent scrubbing my house and cooking up a Paula Deen storm! Thankfully Big Daddy had the whole week off so I was able to get so much more done by putting him in charge of the kids. He has a whole new appreciation for my life after that week. Ha! I highly recommend doing this ladies, your husband will come away from the week in awe of you and that's the perfect time to suggest something pretty and sparkly in your Christmas stocking. *wink*
Thanksgiving Day was so hectic that I barely took any pictures at all. It was all a rush of trying to get the food on the table while it was still hot and lots of drinking. Lots of drinking. Lots. I did manage to take pictures of the table before the animals ravaged it.
Look at all that yumminess. And those pictures do not include the desserts! Just looking at those pictures makes me hungry all over again. Thank goodness Thanksgiving only comes around once a year or I would weigh 800 pounds! Now, one of my most very favorite things about Thanksgiving is leftovers. Specifically ham, stuffing and cranberry sauce on a sourdough roll the day after Thanksgiving. Seriously. It's what I dream about, it's why I do Thanksgiving. I look forward to it all year long. It has it's own special name- The Leftover Deluxe. I always buy an extra pack of rolls to keep hidden until the day after Thanksgiving, that's how serious I am about my Leftover Deluxe! Well. This year I didn't get my Leftover Deluxe.
Why, you ask?
Why did I not get the one thing I was looking the most forward to? Why not, when I spent 3 days cooking a feast? Because the out-laws descended upon us like a pack of locusts and spent the night at our house. They devoured not only the open pack of rolls on the counter but they went foraging in the pantry and devoured my hidden pack of rolls as well, along with all the leftover ham. Did you just gasp in shock and horror? I did.
I was so furious. They know about my fondness for the Leftover Deluxe. It's all I talk about after Thanksgiving dinner is over. I think the Mother out-law did this on purpose. I saw a smirk, I'm just saying. The rest of black friday passed by in a blur of hazy rage. Or a blur of alcohol induced haze, but lets not split hairs shall we?
They are so not invited for Christmas.
1 People think I should be medicated:
Girl. You KNOW she did it on purpose. Next year maybe her meal could contain a little ipecac? ;-) Perhaps that would keep her away from the leftovers.
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