Thanksgiving

Kevin and I hosted Thanksgiving for the second time this year. It was a rousing success, possibly even more than last time. I didn't even get stressed at all!

My dad, brother, and cousin all came in to town for Thanksgiving and stayed with us. Zach, Sarah and Jen also stayed at our house on Thursday so they wouldn't have to drive home after all the wine we drank. And Kevin's mom and her friend came over for dinner, filling out our table nicely.

We had so much food that I was stuffed even without seconds. Kevin grilled the turkey and I made my mom's stuffing recipe. We made two batches of it, one vegetarian-friendly for my cousin. We also did butternut squash and cranberry sauce and olives. Zach and Sarah brought potatoes, cheesy onion bread, gravy, and probably something else. Jen made two different green bean casseroles (with and without bacon) and whole-berry cranberry sauce. Kevin's mom brought pies and my dad took care of the appetizers. There was so much food that we were able to feed everyone staying with us on leftovers for the rest of the weekend. It was pretty impressive.

We also discovered a wealth of things that we can put on our wedding registry. The feast was served on a mix of three different plates. We definitely need a new tablecloth and some actual napkins. There are also a few kitchen tools we've been borrowing from Kevin's mom that we should actually acquire, like a meat thermometer.

After dinner I fell asleep for about an hour, but managed to wake up in time to play Cards Against Humanity and watch the Steelers game. I didn't pay too much attention to the game until the end, which was painful. It seemed like there was an injury every play.

On Friday everyone hung out and played board games and drank beer all day. It was a good way to spend the day after Thanksgiving, when no one really wanted to move yet. I think we've got this whole hosting thing down. I can't wait for the next one - when we'll actually have some matching plates!