Gorge Fest

I know everyone is sick of Thanksgiving posts out there in blogland, so just feel free to skip mine today. We waited 2 days after the actual holiday this year to enjoy a meal with my brother in town, so we're a bit later than normal.

On the actual Thanksgiving day, we watched the parade, moved around the basement stuff (we're getting it finished this month!) and did some shopping. Then we had our friends over for a mini 'Friendsgiving' with desserts and drinks. The kids played and the adults enjoyed pumpkin martini's and sweets. Perfectly cozy.

2 days later it was on. My brother came into town and the gorgefest started. I was pregnant last year and that means I wasn't watching my calories and had already been eating more than normal. The Thanksgiving feast was good, but this year it was MUCH better. When you're counting every calorie, having an entire day dedicated to eating is THE BEST. I made wayyyyy too much food for the 4 of us and we had tons of leftovers. We missed being with our parents and other siblings, but at least having my brother in town made it a little bit more family-ish.

We ordered a roasted turkey through our church this year and I made my first batch of deviled eggs. I have no clue why, but either my mom or Derek's mom always ends up making them for meals and I never have! We gave Drew an entire turkey leg to gnaw on...

I think it's quite funny how I didn't attempt to do my own turkey but still end up setting the smoke alarms off. Stupid juice dropping onto the bottom of the oven causing smoke. It was all delicious and a perfect meal though!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving also!