turkey success

well, the good news is... dinner was a success!

(and chuck-a-rama wasn't even a consideration-ha!)

we had my family and josh's family there

my grandparents, aunts and uncles

and josh's grandma from california

of course i have no pictures of our beautiful spread... but it sure was delicious

from the hors d'oeuvres to the wassail to the melt-in-your-mouth rolls to the best lemon sour cream pie on earth (the pumpkin pie was also to die for).

after cooking all day and playing host all afternoon, i was exhausted and took a much needed nap during the 49ers game.  we've continued to enjoy a quiet night at home and are staying as far away from black friday shopping as we possibly can.

post-dinner faces

josh and i spent a while last night trying to figure out exactly what to do with the turkey by watching youtube videos.  luckily, the one we settled on did not lead us astray.  i stuffed the turkey with oranges, apples, onions, and celery and it was juicy and delicious (and cooked all the way through... boo-yah).

i was oh-so proud

dinner was such a success... we may even consider doing it again next year!