Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. This year, much like Halloween, I'm doing it in parts so that I can celebrate with the most people that I can.
My friend Jen and I were talking while driving around in my car the other day and I mentioned that it would be fun to do a pre- Thanksgiving meal with some of our friends that we work with. My very close friends in New Hampshire have all become a bit of family for me. So Jen and I began to plan, this was our first thanksgiving in which we were in charge. We got a list together, planned our meal and then went shopping. Everything was fine and then we were in the store and we looked at the chicken vs. turkey options and decided that chicken was going to be a more suitable sized chunk of meat for us. Then as we were walking around I asked Jen
'Have you ever roasted a chicken before?'
'no. have you?'
'no.'
'huh, this is going to be fun'
So after buying everything on the way back home I did what I always do when I have questions about cooking, called my mom. She explained about how long she thought it would take and to put tin foil over the top of the bird.... blah blah blah. As Jen and I cooked the next day we realized that this wasn't actually that bad. Everything turned out delicious!
Everyone got together drank some wine, talked, connected, and generally had a great time. The house was full at the end with positive energy from being with those you love and value. This I feel like is the spirit of the holidays. I'm glad we found it. This year I'm thankful for friends and family, and friends who have become family.
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