Our Wonderful Years...

Over the course of the average lifetime you meet a lot of people. Some of them stick with you through thick and thin. Some weave their way through your life and disappear forever. But once in a while someone comes along who earns a permanent place in your heart.

Brown hair, brown eyes. When she smiled, I smiled. When she cried, I cried. Every single thing that happened to me that mattered, in some way, had to do with her. After all, she was my girl. And I knew that she understood that in some small way my achievements were her achievements.

~ Kevin Arnold

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Thanksgiving 2009!

Steven and I hosted our FIRST EVER Thanksgiving Supper at our house last week. It was a total blast and thanks to our years of Easter Dinner preparation, we were seasoned veterans at getting the table ready and prepping the food to come out at the same time.

Steven did his second turkey ever and used a Bon Appetit recipe that he says he will totally use again. The turkey was so moist and flavorful. He did a great job- it was the star of the table.

This is the before photo, getting it basted with sage butter before going into the oven.
Here is the after photo, it is golden and delicious. It was also done 30 minutes before we'd planned, so after this, Mom and I scurried into the kitchen to do the veggies, mashed taters and gravy so we could eat on time...which we did! It ended up being a wonderful dinner and I think everyone had a great time.I am a cook's best friend- here I am doing dishes so the sink will be clean for other uses! Dad took this photo of me because he was "supervising"! :)Mom dutifully helped us make gravy- when two people don't like gravy- they tend to not know how to make it! Grandma Rose came in too and helped out. Sorry I didn't have the fat separator thingy! We made do with some sieves and ingenuity.

Thanks for making our Turkey Day great!

Stay tuned for the entertainment recap- Our First Annual Thanksgiving Wii Bowling Tournament!

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