This year was the first year that I haven't been surrounded by 30+ family members! Let me tell ya, it is SO much more work! Usually I spend the day, and following weekend, with my extended family in Lake Jackson and there are so many people, every family just brings one or two dishes, and we have a feast! This year, Michael's parents came to Des Moines, so Pam (Michael's mom) and I had to cook everything ourselves, in my tiny apartment kitchen! We started cooking around 11am and were finally ready to sit down around 4:30pm. Though it was tons of work, the moment I took my first bite of sweet potato casserole, it was all completely worth it :) I promise I won't do this every year, but since it's mine and Michael's very first Thanksgiving together, I thought I'd list the dishes. We had:
- brown-sugared ham
- broccoli salad
- cranberry jello salad
- deviled eggs
- broccoli cheese rice casserole
- mashed potatoes
- gravy
- rolls
- sweet potato casserole
- pumpkin pie
- apple pie
- chocolate pie
I'm sure you think it's a little wierd that we didn't have a turkey for "Turkey Day", but Michael and I don't like it, so we just decided to skip it haha.
We also had a nice time visiting with the Kings. They arrived while I was at work on Wednesday morning and as soon as I got off, we went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse (yummm!). On Thanksgiving day, Michael woke me up with a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and then all the cooking began! other than cooking, we watched a movie that we rented from Redbox and then watched the Texas Aggie vs. UT football game, a tradition that has taken place every Thanksgiving since 1894. Sadly, this will be the last year for this great rivalry, due to the Aggies leaving the Big 12 for the SCC. Even more, my beloved Aggies lost the game by 2 points, when the Longhorns kicked a fieldgoal in the last 2 seconds of the game. The day couldn't have ended worse lol.
On most Black Fridays, I spend the day shopping with my girl cousins, but this year, I didn't take a single step into a store. Instead, I had a migraine, so I kind of lounged around while Michael and his parents watched a movie and relaxed and in the evening we went to Jolly Holiday Christmas lights, which is a lights display to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. It was a good time, except for Michael's refusal to take a picture with me and Santa :(
Overall, it was a great weekend! Though michael still had to spend part of each day locked away in his office studying, it was so nice to be able to spend so much more time with him than we usually get together. And although I very much missed my family back in Texas, I really enjoyed spending some time with the Kings and finally getting to show them our first home!
As always, here are a couple pics we took over the weekend:
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