Happy Thanksgiving!

[QYFW]

So Alice and I had our first Thanksgiving just for two ever. It went great, except the smaller turkey got done about an hour before we are used to. She didn't have a chance to make the apple pie and asked if that could be postponed until tomorrow. We had pear, blue cheese and a Vacqueyras red from the Rhone instead. Trade that helped both clubs. Only problem is it's six and my body feels like it's 10.

You, too?

 

[Michael_ Gee]

You, too?

Absolutely. There's another bottle, and we are going to drink it as we watch the Thanksgiving episode of WKRP.

 

[dixiehack]

Always feel slightly jealous this time of year of the families that aren't teetotalers.

 

[SFIND]

I'm in San Francisco with friends for the holiday. Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Too bad you guys don't have a time machine to go back 40 years ago...

 

[expendable]

We've made it to 7:15 p.m. EST, and no mention of Crossed Jiblets of Death.

 

[Buck]

Twins recently turned 1 and are pretty healthy.
Wife doing well with next baby due in March.
Great job with a great company that compensates me well and values my work.
Much for which I am thankful.

 

[Flip Wilson]

Lunch at the mother-in-law's that went much better than expected. And, out of the blue, she gave us a painting by our favorite artist. (She inherited it from her longtime man friend who died a couple of months ago, and the colors didn't go with her decor.)

Turkey was actually good. Sister-in-law has figured out a brining technique that guarantees the whole this is moist, and brother-in-law carved it in a way that every piece had some crispy skin on. And had a safe trip there and back.

 

[heyabbott]

Looking forward to the annual War on Christmas starting at midnight. The trump edition should be a fine bloody affair

 

[Dick Whitman]

Last person standing at my gathering.

Moral of the story: The person who drinks the most lasts the longest.

 

[User 11148]

Having my last glass of Trimbach Gewurztraminer as my three kids argue in the kitchen while cleaning up. First time since mid-August they've all been home, and they're quoting "Ricky Bobby" ... a father's heart swells with pride.

 

[Vombatus]

Twins recently turned 1 and are pretty healthy.
Wife doing well with next baby due in March.
Great job with a great company that compensates me well and values my work.
Much for which I am thankful.

And somewhere out there in the world is a missing prosthetic boob...
(Reminder that Secret Santa registration is in progress in another thread - deadline is November 27th!)

 

[Dyno]

Always feel slightly jealous this time of year of the families that aren't teetotalers.

This year, for the first time ever, we (4 adults) actually finished a bottle of wine.

 

[QYFW]

Last person standing at my gathering.

Moral of the story: The person who drinks the most lasts the longest.

Reminds me of high school and college.

 

[Vombatus]

This year, for the first time ever, we (4 adults) actually finished a bottle of wine.

That's the first step toward a pregnancy.

 

[Vombatus]

Woke up in Scranton. Breakfast at the Lackawanna Train Station. Just sit down for breakfast.

Some lady just came in and asked for a table for FIFTY. JFC. And the lady wanted tables put together to sit all fifty together. Zoo.

Glad we have our order in. And most of them are kids.

I feel sorry for the servers.

 

[Riptide]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

 

[Riptide]

 

[Spartan Squad]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

If that isn't a metaphor for something ...

 

[Starman]

What's for lunch?
And dinner?
And lunch?
And dinner?

 

[Webster]

Four hours of cleaning (interrupted by a walk with Mrs. W) completed and the house looks normal again. We make way too much food and our families are animals. By the time I was done carving the second turkey, everyone was done with their main courses, so I didn't even eat until everyone left.

I am taking a well deserved nap, having one big plate of unhealthy food and then back to the path of good eating.