Friends, Family and Delicious Food

Hello and goodbye Thanksgiving week.  This year has just been flying by for me.  I blink my eye and it's going to be Christmas.  This last week it has been really nice to take some time off, although, I still tried to find something to do....

We started the weekend off with our annual Sunday Friendsgiving feast!  A bunch of friends get together, and we bring our favorite dishes and of course drinks to share.  We had everything from pumpkin mac'n'cheese to oyster stuffing, and let me tell you, it all was delicious.

About to walk out the door for the party.  Little did I know I'd spill a few cupcakes on my lap on the way and we'd be back.  Great start on my part... 

The girls getting 'Mary' out of the fryer.  I'm not sure the exact process for cooking this turkey, but it was freaking delicious.   

Wouldn't be the holidays with out a little spirits. 

Jen and Corbett hosted this year.  They broke out the fancy china and silverware.  It looked so pretty! 

Another great shot of Mary and Joe's fabulous cutting skills. 

 

The final delicious spread...

Then on to my favorite - Dessert! 

It was such a fun evening with such good friends!  Now if we didn't have enough food to last us until next year, we of course had to have our family Thanksgiving on Thursday. 

Our annual tradition here in Austin is to host at our house.  I was excited to finally get the rest of my pretty green glasses, so I decorated our table with those in mind.  Not completely Thanksgiving-ish, but it was pretty. 

I actually had it all placed on Wednesday night and got up to make yummy cookies and cinnamon bread Thursday morning.  Since Scott bought a smoker, we didn't need the oven room for the turkey and could have a more relaxed afternoon.  

He got apple wood and pecan wood chips for the smoker, then soaked them both in water and they were good to go.  Scott had to add them in every 30 minutes or so throughout the day.

We rubbed the bird with butter and sage and placed it on the smoker.  He started on it at about 8 a.m.  This was just getting started... 

The bird is on and looking good!

This was at the end.  How good does this look!!!?!

Here was our final spread for our Thanksgiving...

We ended the evening by watching a super entertaining show called Punkin Chunkin.  Yep, the perfect conclusion.

I must say I really enjoyed the run Friday morning to burn off all these delicious calories.  We didn't do much Black Friday shopping, but did venture out to the dog park!  I love all the time I can spend with the family, especially over the holidays!

Hope yours was just as wonderful as mine! 

Love B