The funny thing about Thanksgiving, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it and then chopping and cooking and braising and blanching. Then it takes 20 minutes to eat it and everybody sort of sits around in a food coma, and then it takes four hours to clean it up. ~Ted Allen
Oh Ted Allen, You speak the words that are too true.
I have to say, however, that Tim, Katherine, Eric and I have mastered eating Thanksgiving together. We often talk through the entire meal and stretch that “20 minutes” into an hour, and then back away from the table and lull each other into a nap after the feast.
After our naps, we stir for pie and coffee, and a board game or two, normally trivia or “Ticket to ride”.
And then we depart, sleepy, ready for slumber (or at least I am) Kat packs me some leftovers; in fact, I think I own over half of Katherine’s Tupperware containers as Eric and I will feast on left overs for days after Thanksgiving. Normally, around the 29th I wave my white flag of surrender and beg Eric to not make me eat another turkey sandwich.
What are your Thanksgiving Holiday Traditions?
I’ll leave you with this,
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your
Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
~Author Unknown
Happy Thanksgiving Eve Blog readers!
It all started with Pinterest - yes, that rant about Pinterest still stands, but this was inspired from there. I wanted to recreate a wreath of bulbs, I hate buying wreaths since they expire year after year, this one will hang in my home for a LONG time, possibly till I die... that is how much I love how it turned out! So, being my crafty (and somewhat frugal) self, I set off to find the materials to make it. Finding that bulbs are not quite as cheap as you'd expect, I found them for 80% off. This wreath, at cost would have run me about $125. ACK! I made it for under 35%! So pretty! So pleased! Many have asked me to make one for them - my answer - you buy the bulbs and materials and I'll glue it together!
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