Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope everyone here has a lot to be thankful for. Have a happy Turkey day, and don't forget to stuff yourself silly.
and don't forget to share your photos!! this year we had cornish hens with lemon/garlic rub, cornbread dressing with sausage and onions, fresh green beans with caramelized onions sauteed in a splash of orange juice, a green salad with homemade croutons, avocados, carrots, tomatoes, roasted red pepper dressing, whole wheat rolls, a nice pinot grigio and apple pie a la mode!
thanks, sm. i didn't realize it at first, but i really do have something to be thankful for. i first moved to atlanta to get out of texas and away from the family for a little bit. now that i'm back, i woke up this morning not wanting to go and visit everybody, but knew that i had to. i drove out to my grandfolks place (a ranch with tons of cows, horses, chickens, guinnea hens (sp?), a couple of lakes, and other animals) and was surprised at how much i enjoyed myself. sure wish i had picture like rockhead. the food included: a few turkeys, a few hams, dressing w/cranberry sauce or gravy, greens, green beans, sweet potatos, homemade dinner rolls, mac and cheese, broccoli cheese cassarole, sweet corn, cornbread. desserts included: sweet potato pie, german chocolate cake, two different kinds of homemade cheesecake, peach cobbler, cookie cake, red velvet cake, pound cake, pineapple upside-down cake, and that dessert that has the marshmellows, mandarin oranges, whip cream, pinapple, coconut, and pecans in it (sorry... forgot what it was called). needless to say, i came home sick from eating too much. i'm sure i forgot some of the other things that we had. i don't know what it is between my family and me now. it's just less pressure for some reason. i guess you never know what you have until it's gone... but i'm glad to have them back before one of them is gone (they're getting up there in age). the funny point of the day was a conversation between my granddad and grandma. both of them are in their 70s. grandma: (she's sitting at a table, wobbling in her chair) roy, there's something wrong with this chair! there's like a pin loose in it or something. granddad: doris, those chairs can only hold up so much. hahaha! everyone laughed and she walked out of the room with a smirk on her face. anyway... for those who have family problems right now... cut the crap! you don't have to like them, but they are your family. they'll be there when you need someone to lean on and vice versa.
