Turkey Day 08

We hosted a Thanksgiving feast for 8 this year making this our 10th year of cooking! New to the mix this year was our little dragon, Ethan, and Elena made her MN Thanksgiving debut. Conversation was especially great considering the same group was together last year as I cooked then went into labor later that night! And the food, wow did we have a lot of food. Nick & Christy were in charge of appetizers and Nick make some kick-a$$ crab cakes. It was a chance to let the games begin in terms of loosening your belt a notch with holiday eating. The giant bird + potatoes + green bean casserole + candied yams + stuffing + wine and cranberries. It was great to be able to sit down and relax in the company of great friends and family. After dinner, all eyes were on the kids and they had the group on all fours rolling and playing. We all relished in Tricia’s pumpkin pie, said goodbyes and then curled up on the couch for a movie. Couldn’t have been any more perfect.

These two played and played...

So many things to be thankful for:

Ethan, coffee, the election of Barack Obama, my family, my Gma and Gpa, having a job I love that pays the bills, Love Actually, dreaming, live music, happiness, peanut butter on top of english muffins, the internet, texting, Ethan's laughter, long weekends, cooking, baking, knitting, health, laughing, taking a risk, J. Crew, youtube videos, good books, friends, memories, date nights, brownies, running, hilarious blogs, cheesy holiday music, urban living, a good year, a good outlook, lessons learned, good smelling candles, speaking my mind, inspiration, a sense of Peace.