When we found out that Brett and Karen were staying in Indiana this Thanksgiving to host her parents and that Cal would meet up with Maggie's family on Wednesday of this week at Disney to spend the holiday with them, Doug and I decided to have our family Thanksgiving meal today. The bad part was that Nick would miss out on our family celebration, but the good news was that he and Meg invited Cameron, Doug and I to join them for Thanksgiving in Orlando on Thursday. Although these plans were vastly different than any Thanksgiving that we had had in the past, I was excited for the week of celebrations instead of just one day.
Once the plans were made, the next decision to be made was what to have for the Thanksgiving meal at our home. Doug suggested lasagna, but Cameron really wasn't interested in that. With Meg and I cutting out dairy, it didn't make a lot of sense anyway. Turkey was the next suggestion, but Doug wasn't excited about cooking a large bird for only six people. I saw that a lot of stores were advertising turkey breasts this year, so we decided to look into that as our main dish. After checking them out at Publix, Doug and I were excited about trying one this year and added ham to the list as well just to make sure that we had enough meat for everyone.
This morning, Doug was up early to start the cooking. Since Meg and I had already made desserts, we headed to church while he was busy. Cal and Cameron had decided to spend their morning taking advantage of the beautiful weather by going on a walk and a run. Meg and I made it home just as the Bears game started this afternoon. Doug finished the mashed potatoes, noodles, oyster dressing, homemade bread and Caesar salad just before Phil arrived. The meal was absolutely delicious with everyone going back for seconds. We saved dessert for after I cleaned up the kitchen and enjoyed it while watching the Bears win an extremely close game. We ended our holiday with a few rounds of Chameleon before Meg and Phil had to headout. Even though everyone couldn't be with us, we did have a wonderful day, and the best part was that we would have plenty of leftovers for the guys to eat throughout the week.
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