Day of Thanks :)

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving was already a week ago. The time since then has flown by--I wanted to blog about our fun Holiday before it got too late.

My sister and brother-in-law invited us to their house for Thanksgiving. They sort of have a tradition of hosting Thanksgiving in their home and I was excited to join them this year.

I've never participated so much in cooking a Thanksgiving dinner, it was super fun and everybody had a great time. Not everyone knew one another, but that didn't stop anyone from enjoying themselves and all of us pulling together to create a wonderful meal and experience together. I loved the sense of community to make sure everything got prepped and cooked, everyone had a hand in creating the meal and everyone fit right in--it was relaxing and super fun. And Vienna had an absolute blast playing with her only two girl cousins.

And the food. The food deserves it's own paragraph. I mean, it was delicious divine. I have never tasted food so good. Of course there was Turkey, but so tender and tasty. The green bean casserole made from scratch was addicting. Awesome mashed potatoes. I don't even like corn but the creamed corn was heaven. The stuffing was my contribution, gluten-free even, and for my first attempt it turned out pretty darn good. The sweet potato pie though, oh. my. goodness. I wanted to hide myself in a closet and hog the whole dish it was so good. Even the dang crescent rolls and cranberry sauce were awesome.

And don't forget dessert. Who would, right? I mean, it's dessert we're talking about here. My sister outdid herself in the mouth water apple-pie, and I don't even like fruit pie much! Pecan pie. Pumpkin pie. Can I say Mmmmm! I made a Baileys salted carmel chocolate pie (thanks to my sister and pintrest) and it was insanely good. I'm all about the chocolate dessert though so of course that was my top pick.

Am I making you hungry yet? Because I sure am. I could eat everything all over again.

Oh wait, I did. For leftovers. Twice. It was like having Thanksgiving three days in a row. Awesome.

It was a memorable time. One of the, if not the best, Thanksgivings I've ever had. Thanks Heidi and Steve!

:)

Cooking! This is my sister, Heidi. Isn't she pretty?

The ladies checking recipe ingredients

Watching football and discussing quantum physics--or something as equally hard to follow.

(Let me make note that the guys spent plenty of time in the kitchen helping cook and clean, despite the implication of this picture)

Deliciousness.

Enjoying the food and conversation

Thanksgiving dinner.

Gone.