E with friend turkey
Yup, it looks about done
Our table
The food
Emerson and cousin Taylee (and Candice's arm)This Thanksgiving was our first away from home. We thought it would be extremely lonely, but fortunately my brother Scott and sister-in-law Ashley drove out from Pennsylvania to spend the whole weekend with us! We took them to see a few things around Columbus, but spent most of the time watching season 2 of 24. (We're all addicted!) Ashley and I also got to go day after Thanksgiving shopping with all the crazies. It was a blast with them here. We were really sad to see them go.
AND lucky for us, our good friends the Richards had plans that fell through so they were able to join us as well. It was a really fun day, complete with overeating and a good game of cornhole. I'm so glad I had my wedding china to use! (See Ben? I told you we'd need it someday...) Cooking the turkey wasn't as scary as I thought. It turned out just fine, but it was pretty gross giving it a bath in the sink with all that salmonellaey stuff floating around. Ben and Scott thought that preparing the turkey was a lot like anatomy lab except that the organs aren't all nicely bagged to pull out like the turkey giblets. And on that note...Happy Thanksgiving!
AND lucky for us, our good friends the Richards had plans that fell through so they were able to join us as well. It was a really fun day, complete with overeating and a good game of cornhole. I'm so glad I had my wedding china to use! (See Ben? I told you we'd need it someday...) Cooking the turkey wasn't as scary as I thought. It turned out just fine, but it was pretty gross giving it a bath in the sink with all that salmonellaey stuff floating around. Ben and Scott thought that preparing the turkey was a lot like anatomy lab except that the organs aren't all nicely bagged to pull out like the turkey giblets. And on that note...Happy Thanksgiving!
4 comments:
We missed you guys here, but we're so glad you could get together in Ohio and have a fun Thanksgiving!
I shudder at the thought of a whole raw turkey... I don't do so well with raw meat. But it looks so yummy all cooked up, and about the same size as Emerson! Your china is beautiful and it looks like an amazing feast you enjoyed. I'm so glad you had family that was able to enjoy it with you!
Melinda, I can't believe you cooked a whole turkey dinner! Oh, wait. Yes I can. Cause you're pretty much superwoman. :)
I'm so glad you were an early-morning shopping crazy like me. Good to know I'm not the only one who thinks the madness is worth it!
Your cornecopias (sp?) are ingenius. Oh, and Brian is in charge of the turkey. I never touch it. EVER. He is in charge of preparing it and I put the pan in the oven. When it comes out, he carves it.
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