Afterthoughts Of Thanksgiving

Am I the only one who feels like Thanksgiving was here one minute and gone the next? I don't know what happened!

Brittany got up around 4 AM on Wednesday morning to make the 5 1/2 hour trip back home. She got here around 11:30 AM. It was so good to have her home, again! As you can see, Bella would hardly let her out of her sight. Buds for life!

 

My mother-in-law, Diane, and my brother-in-law, Sandy, didn't arrive until about 5 PM. They'd broken down right after they left and had to get a radiator in their truck replaced. Shortly after they walked in the door, they went back outside and came in carrying a huge wrapped up recylcing bin.

Here's what was inside...a 5-layer red velvet cheesecake. I about croaked! It had a POUND of butter in it, not to mention 2 boxes of confectioners sugar. Did I mention the 3 containers of cream cheese ?  My arteries were screaming at the very thought!

That night, we grilled out hamburgers because I knew that on Thanksgiving Day, I'd be spending half the day in the kitchen cooking...and I did.
 

I was so proud of myself! I made a homemade coconut cream pie that would have given my mom's (whose was the BEST!) a run for her money!

I served everything buffet style, which worked out great!

 

Let the feasting begin...

 

After we ate 'til our tummies almost burst, the girls and I headed to the park for a little walk. Just love being with these two silly people!

At one point, we saw about 7 deer grazing in a field. Such a neat surprise!



 

So, all-in-all, I'd say that Thanksgiving was a success! Later this week, I plan to show our Christmas tree that we decorated on Saturday. Feels good to be able to scratch one more thing off the list!