We Had Turkey

I suppose a recap of Thanksgiving is long overdue. This about sums it up:

We had the most delicious turkey(s) of all time, ever, and had so much fun just being together with each other and all sorts of family.

JR had researched deep fried turkey for weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. I'll admit, I was a little skeptical because, fried food is not Thanksgiving, and monumental explosions tend to create homeless families around the holidays. I wasn't looking forward to adding our home sweet home to that list. However, JR took his responsibility very seriously.

All the research paid off, because pow! Aah-MAZ-ing turkey. Like, our foul kicked every other bird in the face, turkey. We ended up roasting a turkey, deep frying a turkey and freezing a turkey. Excessive bird purchase, maybe. We originally bought a bird for a Mexican family at work who has never had turkey for Thanksgiving. In the end they were like, "No thank you. We're celebrating with tamales." Um, that's not Thanksgiving, but yes. Good idea.

Thanksgiving day and very late night was also all about the second annual Black Friday extravaganza. Jeff and JR had been strategizing those few precious hours for months. Literally. There were maps. There were lists. There were energy drinks. JR was actually a bit disappointed once all was said and done. Said they were too prepared. They finished in just a few hours and started going back to stores two and three times. I guess there's less of an intimidation factor when you're over 6 feet tall and outweigh all the competition. They had to get their adrenaline rush completely from lack of sleep...?

Overall, it was the perfect weekend. Lots of yummy food, good company and so much to be grateful for. Also, I am triple glad we still have a house for Christmas.