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November 23, 2006
Thanksgiving 2006...
It could have been a Sunday. Football, lots of food, family...It felt like Sunday, but it was today, the fourth Thursday of the month, Thanksgiving Day. (The best part - well, there are many best parts - but what's really good is that it will be Sunday again in just a few days, and that means more football, food and family!)
Here are the ingredients for our Thanksgiving Day:
1. Low key atmosphere.
2. Abby (for family)
3. Turkey
4. Mashed potatoes
5. Corn
6. Dinner Rolls
7. Stuffing
8. Green bean casserole
9. Apple Pie w/vanilla ice cream
10. Peanut Butter Pie
11. Chocolate covered strawberries
12. Football
Combine ingredients until food is cooked just right, serve food, eat food, watch football, get sleepy, eat dessert.
And that's about it. We went out and bought a 20-pound bird, at my insistence. Why? Because I thought we would eat a lot, and if nothing else, we would have lots and lots of leftovers. Well, we didn't eat that much, but we do, in fact, have lots and lots of leftovers. Abby brought with her a fantastic peanut butter pie that was super delicious. (And a green bean casserole that I didn't touch, but I Megan and Abby both enjoyed it.) Add to that the fact that this was Joshua's first Thanksgiving, and you get the perfect amount of family, food, and football!
I would have taken more pictures, but when the food came out, we ate. No time to snap photos, just time to eat.
So, here is what is leftover:
(Well, I guess technically this is leftover, but it won't be eaten.)
Mashed P, stuffing, turkey...
Corn and the green bean casserole. (No pics of the casserole, 'cause there were green beans in it.)
And then on to dessert...
Megan's apple pie...
Abby's super delicious Peanut Butter Pie...
And chocolate covered strawberries; my idea, because of course, I wouldn't just eat a plain strawberry!
These are truly the things I am thankful for. There was football, my boys, my wonderful wife, and her equally as wonderful sister, Abby.
There is no question that I am better off with Megan, and thankful for her. She takes such good care of our boys, and me that I would be nowhere without her. Abby made the list because she represented my in laws at our home this year. Without the fantastic relationship I have with my in laws, life would be much more difficult. I am thankful that I have a job that allows me to help people, and that so far, I have been able to come home each and every day. (That's a big thing for Firefighters.) I am thankful that our boys are growing up in a house full of love and caring. I am thankful even though I am not close to my family geographically, I was able to talk to them today to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful that I have this 'blog, to share these pictures and stories with whoever wants to take the time to look at and read them. Mostly I am thankful that I will not do any shopping at all tomorrow, and will do everything in my power to avoid malls, shopping centers and other places of commerce.
Last year we were in New York for Thanksgiving. I just thought these two pictures were cute, so I put them here for no other real reason...
What? Where's the New Boy? Why no pics of him on his first T-Day? Good question. No, great question. He pretty much slept the entire day. Tryptophan, and all that. Consequently, there are no cute pics of him eating turkey, watch football, etc.
But here's a cute pic of Zoe resting on Binky. (She had Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, stuffing, gravy, and carrots!)
Okay, truth be told, I did take one picture of him and Jonah. It isn't great, so in an effort to not leave anyone out, here it is...
And then it was time for Abby to leave. There was just enough time for me to take two really great pictures, and then run back to the TV for some more Turkey Day football!
Our entire family hopes that your Thanksgiving was as awesome as ours was!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by Jon at November 23, 2006 09:03 PM