Our Thanksgiving was spent at home and celebrated with just our little family. I pre-ordered a turkey from the farm where we get Amelia's milk and it was HUGE!!!! I had no idea it would be so big, but it was the best turkey we've ever had! I researched cooking methods and found one I thought looked good and I will forever cook my turkey like this. YUM!!!
I made a complete Thanksgiving dinner with stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and rolls(I forgot to cook the green beans, but who wants those anyway?), and for dessert, apple crumb pie and pecan pie (which is Matt's favorite). I tried to time everything to be ready at 3pm including Amelia getting a good nap and Chase being fed. Dinner was ready on time, but Amelia woke up grumpy from her nap and Chase started crying at exactly 3pm. So, I held a fussing baby while Matt shuttled Amelia to and from her bedroom for a "timeout" until she could calm down and eat dinner with us. In the end, I ate dinner by myself while holding Chase then moved to the couch to feed him. Then Matt came down and ate dinner by himself while Amelia cried in her bedroom. Midway through eating, Matt realized that we hadn't even blessed the food!! We said a quick prayer and looked at each other and said with an "I can't believe this just happened" smile, "Happy Thanksgiving."
Fortuantely about 30 minutes later, Chase was fed and sound asleep, Amelia had calmed down and was happily blowing bubbles with Matt. So our Thankgiving turned out just fine.
Later that evening some friends came over to eat pie and play games. It was nice to talk, laugh, and play with adults after a day so consumed with fussy kids.
All in all, I wasn't too worried about our thanksgiving dinner being a little off because to me, the best part is the leftovers. And since we have enough turkey and stuffing to feed a small army, we have A LOT of food leftover - and I couldn't be happier. My favorite is my ultimate turkey sandwich pictured below. It has the entire thanksgiving meal in one sandwich - gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, turkey and yams. It's the best thing ever! But it leaves you so full you don't want dinner, so you eat a piece of apple AND pecan pie with ice cream instead :)
But it's not all about the food, right? I have SOOOO much to be thankful for!! Healthy children, a wonderful husband, an amazing family, a roof over my head, and a loving Father in Heaven who makes this all possible. I feel so blessed.
Another great thing about Thanksgiving weekend is that once Black Friday hits, it's officially Christmas! YAY!!! We always get our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving so off we went to Home Depot (hey, they have great trees OK?) and picked out the perfect Christmas tree. And by the way, Oregon trees are amazing! They are full and green and smell incredible. According to Matt, this is the second good thing about Oregon (the berries are the first).
Amelia is scared of Santa, Snowmen and Nutcrackers, so Home Depot was like a haunted house to her. Luckily the doggy stocking made her more comfortable - until she pushed the button on his hand and his ears started moving.
Mommy the reindeer made her happy again ;)
Our tree. We hope to have it decorated by Christmas :)
7 comments:
What a cute post! Your dinner looked delicious! I'm sorry you weren't able to eat together, but isn't that how it is?! Kids don't go for the "this is a special day" thing, do they? Oh well...
Happy Thanksgiving!
That sounds like a fun Thanksgiving. We had such great plans to get a tree as well, but the farm where we get it was closed until December. Weird, huh? So, this weekend...maybe.
Way to go! The dinner and the sandwich look delicious! We also go for the Home Depot trees. Not sure why, but they seem to have great ones!
Angie, I can't stop thinking about your Thanksgiving, but even more importantly, about your sweet attitude about your Thanksgiving! I probably would have been bawling, and in a terribly grumpy mood. You take it all in stride, my dear. I love it. And your kids are so darling. I heard all about Chase and Amelia from Allison, and in made me want to see them! All in good time, right? :)
Angie, you are so stinkin' cute! Your post made me laugh so hard. You really do have the greatest sense of humor in all of the craziness that goes on. All I can say is....those were the days! But really, I loved hearing about your Thanksgiving - you guys crack me up!
yes, oregon trees are the best...the needles point the way they should!! And the smell...nothing better. That bird looked awesome - I am coming to your house next year!
So funny how you work so hard for a big meal, and then you end up eating alone! It looks delicious though, and the image of you and Matt wishing each other Happy Thanksgiving amongst all the craziness was the best! Such a good attitude. I bet your Christmas tree this year is almost the same size as your tree last year. I remember how big your tree looked in your tiny apartment. Now your big tree looks just perfect in your BIG house!!! Miss you!
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