Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving weekend is officially over.  And it was wonderful!  We got to spend time with family in a delightfully laid back environment and eat lots of yummy food.  The turkey was tender and moist.  The mashed potatoes with gravy were so creamy and delicious.  The green bean casserole had just the right amount of crunch.  The yams/sweet potatoes, which are my favorite, were just the right amount of lumpy and not too sweet.  The homemade cranberries were very well balanced between sweet and tart.  Stuffing is never my favorite, but it was well done.   Lastly, my uncle makes the best homemade rolls with their soft butteriness. It was all so yummy when warm and fresh on Thursday. And then was just as delicious as sandwiches on Friday.  Some turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberries placed on a nice buttery roll.  Decadent!  As you can tell, I thoroughly enjoyed eating our wonderful thanksgiving dinner.  

To top it off, the kids had a blast playing with cousins they don’t see often while I was able to relax a bit and chat with some amazing family.  My husband enjoyed himself while actually tiring out our little dog on a 15 mile bike ride. I didn’t think I’d ever see the day when he was actually exhausted.  He was so tired on the following day he just laid around on the driveway and in the gutter out front while we put our Christmas lights up the entire day. Normally he would be pestering us to play fetch with him the entire time.  So it was a nice little break from the constant interruptions and annoyance from him. And we actually got all of our lights up in 2 days!  We have a tendency to go all out while putting Christmas lights up and it usually takes us at least 5 days. And this year we were able to accomplish it in 2.  The kiddos helped us a bit and were able to play and entertain themselves quite a bit.  Can’t believe Christmas is only 29 days away!!  Eek!  Before you know it, Matt and I will be in Bethesda for round 2 of my EGD with gastric mapping.

I hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving weekend!

Next stop on the food tour a little place called Hanny’s downtown Phoenix.