Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving at our Home

How un-adventurous right? We've spent at least 6 out of the last 9 Thanksgivings we've been married on the road eating turkey sandwiches and Chinese for Thanksgiving. But this year, with no other plans in mind (really, can you believe it?), we decided not only to have a traditional meal, but to host it too. So, maybe that was the adventurous part. I asked myself, "How can I turn a single meal into the equivalent of hiking 20 miles in one day or visiting 16 national park sites in one weekend?" The only answer was to run a 4-mile turkey trot, brine and cook a turkey AND make decorations.

The surprise was that it wasn't bad at all.
In fact, it was absolutely great.

We had a lovely time and gave much heartfelt thanks for...

And after yesterday shennanigans,
Grandma so aptly considered that Evan
had to be most grateful today...

Hope you had a filling and feeling holiday!

5 comments:

emH said...

This seriously looks like something out of a martha stewart magazine. It looks so picture perfect. Well done Shawn! Thank you so much for posting. It helps us not miss you guys too much and the things that go on this time of year.

LittleFamilyJL said...

Wow! What a beautiful Thanksgiving! And seriously, cooking a huge meal for others is practically as exhausting as hiking 20 miles. Well done!

Tara said...

Goodness, Shawn, You went way past entry level adult way to expert mom in one year.
Good work!!

Tara said...

Goodness Shawn, You went way past symbolic entry into adulthood to expert mom in one day. Good work!!

creatividadsiempre.blogspot.com said...

Your thanksgiving looked amazing. I want your ideas! We hosted too and I love it!