Well, I don’t know how your Thanksgiving holiday was, but mine was pretty nice.
We went to the Wildrose the night before Thanksgiving and had a couple drinks with some friends we hadn’t seen in a long while. Some karaoke was sung, but not by me. I ran into a few people I hadn’t expected to see, and got to catch up with some folks. It was a fun night.
We were up surprisingly early the next morning, which turned out to be a blessing, because poor Laura was cooking nearly all day long with only a short reprieve while the pumpkin pies were baking. My jobs were acorn squash, green bean casserole, and hot buttered rum. I’ll just say it: I think I might make the best hot buttered rum known to mankind. I also make a decent casserole and squash, but I shine in all things cider. Laura’s turkey turned out great, her potatoes are always to die for, the stuffing was amazing, and so on! Logan brought over the most delicious sweet potato pie I’ve ever had before they had to go up north for a more family affair.
Laurie and Beka came over with their own array of delicious holiday dishes. My favorite was Beka’s little croissant-looking cookies, but Laurie made an amazing lemon meringue pie. There were some other great dishes, but I zeroed in on the sweets, heh.
We had waaaay too much food for just four people, but it was a meal to remember. After dinner the others went down to watch the game on tv, but I opted for a less football-y option upstairs. At halftime we all packed our guts a bit tighter with some pie, and after the game we played Trivial Pursuit: Pop Culture Edition. Laurie won. I sabotaged myself with my big mouth, but I wasn’t even close to winning.
On Saturday we went to the Dunshee House and picked ourselves out the best tree ever. It’s adorable and has been making the house smell absolutely amazing. Yesterday we trimmed the tree while sipping some spiked eggnog and listening to my new favorite Pandora station: Swingin’ Christmas.
It was a great long weekend at The Estate.
I think you should share your recipe for hot buttered rum, so I can spend the holidays with a hot buttered buzz.
Heeeeyyyy. That sounds sexy.