Three appetizers, nine side dishes, a 12 pound turkey, an 18 pound ham and three desserts, four if you count the ice cream, later, we successfully rolled away from a Texas Thanksgiving. We kicked off the holiday at our house with friends by tapping our keg of homemade Hard Paddling Cider. (For those who don’t know the back story, we made hard cider with our friends Ben and Joni from back home. It took a year of fermentation after hand crushing 275 pounds of apples to create the final product and we can now officially say it was worth the wait. Cheers to our success Harvester 9!) With an alcohol content of 9% it’s a bit dangerous and ensured that everyone enjoyed the rest of the evening.
Mikayla did fantastic and hung out with Daddy and friends most of the day. Though by the end of the evening it was clear that she and I had not spent much time together and she let me know it was time for Mommy time.
It was a harsh punishment, but Friday was spent cuddling before the Ducks game and leftover feast that night.
The rest of the weekend was spent not doing much of anything. We decorated the house for Christmas, and while we didn’t get a real tree this year, since we’ll be gone at the holidays, we’re reminded of home every time we walk by and smell the trees at the store! It's a bit different, putting up Christmas lights in shorts and t-shirts, but a few holiday decorations and the spirit of anticipation that comes with the season is enough to make just about anywhere cozy.
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