Thanksgiving Day

The day started off very peaceful. I slept in until 10:00am and missed both a morning hike and yoga. Oh well, I guess my body needed 9 hours of sleep!

About 2:30pm, I put the turkey in the oven. I had no idea how long the turkey would take to get done. I was estimating somewhere between 2:15 and 4:00hrs. (The 7.5lb turkey ended up only needing 2.5 hrs. ) After the turkey was put in the oven, I went back upstairs to nestle in my bed to read. However, Meeka had other plans. She came upstairs; sat right beside me in the floor and just stared. In a few short minutes, I figured out that she came upstairs to get me to take her outside. We went on a nice quiet hour walk across the street. As I was walking, I realized what a quiet day it was and remembered the people who were affected in Mumbai.

When I came home, I started all the side dishes for dinner. I'm so glad that I started them early because the turkey was done lots quicker than I expected. I made mashed sweet potatoes (the first-time ever), green beans, stuffing (that I got free from work, it was Arrowhead Mills) and gravy. About 5:00, everything was done and ready to eat.

Michael and I had a very nice dinner together. We even opened a nice bottle of wine. It was a from a winery in California, Elyse. There's a funny story about this wine that I'll tell you another day if you haven't heard it. After dinner we played a Ticket to Ride - Switzerland, a game. I actually won which doesn't happen too often when he and I play games together.

All in all, Thanksgiving day was quiet but good.