Halcyon Repose

I typically have to choose between visiting the family on Thanksgiving or Christmas. The trip is just too far to make a 2-3 day trip, the flights are too expensive, and I don’t have the vacation to spend a week there every month. I would love more than anything to spend more time with my family, they mean the world to me.

Since this year (as with most years) I will be flying into visit the family on Christmas, I am all by my lonesome for Thanksgiving. The first year I was here in California, my roommate, his girlfriend and I all cooked Thanksgiving dinner, but since then I have mostly glossed over the holiday. It just isn’t the same without loads of food in front of you, and I wasn’t up for cooking loads of food for a very few people (tnot to mention the cost of doing so).

This year, I have a couple of friends, who like myself, are away from their family for the holiday. I have laid my plans and they shall all be converging on my place tomorrow night for some good ol’ holiday cooking. Turkey, stuffing, green bean cassarole, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry salad, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin pie. Between Kenny and myself, we have quite the spread. While I am somewhat annoyed that most of the people who are coming backed out of bringing dishes (grrr), at least they let us know far enough ahead of time to pick up the slack.

I have the pumpkin pie, and cranberry salad all finished and chilling in the fridge. The Turkey is all trussed up and ready to throw into the oven here in about 2 or 3 hours for some slow cooking goodness. Which leaves very little for me to do tomorrow.

I am all excited. Food and friends.. good times.

Music: Flunk – Blind my Mind