Day 18; Post 17: Happy Thanksgiving.

Still on Pacific time -- still counts as Day 18. Also, it means it is still Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone...I hope that you all had a wonderful time spending time with loved ones and eating good food.

As mentioned yesterday, I'm currently in Los Angeles with the family. It is actually the first Thanksgiving I've been home since Freshman year of college. It's strange how things have changed and how people have grown. But we can all still laugh at the same stories.

This year, I was charged with cooking. A very exciting prospect, as I have never cooked a Thanksgiving meal for more than 4 or 5 people. And even then...with the vegetarian husband, it wasn't really all that grand. But today, it was 14.5 people (the 1/2 being my nieces) and I got to cook the 22 lb. turkey. That was fun in itself, but I also ventured to make cornbread (my nemesis), and a vegetarian entree -- a butternut squash, spinach, and cheddar bread pudding. Jamie handled the dressing and sweet potatoes. My sister-in-law handled the pie. It all turned out pretty darned yummy. I'll put a picture up as soon as I can upload it...not that it really is all that important to you.

I hope all of your Thanksgivings were just as tasty!