Our First Thanksgiving

Well technically this is not our "first" Thanksgiving together. But it is the first Thanksgiving that I have ever cooked and our first Thanksgiving together as a married couple.

For starters, no one never told me that a turkey was so creepy and so dang hard to clean. It took me about 5 minute to prepare myself to get the stuff out the side. Marcelin was no help either since he was "scared". I mean 2 scary people aint going to make it.


After I conqured the fear of touching it, I finally was able to clean it. As the water drained out the sink I swore the bird was making noise.

I have a feeling that this will be our last turkey.


But I combined about 4 recipes to create my bird. It was soooo good & juicy!
So I ended up cooking: turkey, stuffing, macaroni & cheese, string beans, mashed potatoes & baked a chocolate cake. Here are the pictures...

I invited my mom & brother over everyone said that the food was GOOD!


Thanksgiving is about thanks - I am thankful for my family, my job, my life & to experience love. To be loved. I am thankful that my kids are healthy, smart and beautiful. I am thankful that I have a husband who understands me and is always there to go that extra mile with me. I just wish my daddy was here to see it all, but I am thankful that he is not here suffering. I know that we are going through hard times right now, but I am still thankful for what I have right now...It always gets greater later.


Here are some random pictures I took of us today.