Giving Thanks
We had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Everyone was home. Here are some highlights.
After dropping Kitty with friends, Hannah & I had a little dinner at the Mill Street the night she rolled into town. She dreams of beer, but gets coffee instead.
We gathered at Mike & Rita's around 2pm. The weather was surreal... mid-fifties and sunny. A lovely day. Here are the Jensen gurlz all in a row, no relation, but family, nonetheless. These girls have all grown up together. Evelyn, the youngest at 15, is mere months from getting her driver's license. From left to right, Kitty, Fuzzy, Lillian, Evelyn and Hannah. Fuzzy flew in from NYC where Hannah hopes to be by 2008.
Paparazzi caught rock star Mike Lewis on the street prior to dinner being served. It must have been an international call.
Here we are devouring the meal; succulent (truly) rolled & stuffed turkey breasts, a fabulous salad, carmelized onion risotto, wild rice w/dried cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, lots of kick ass gravy, Mary's Irish potato buns and the always adored sliced canned cranberry mash. Brent looks as if he is holding high mass over his plate.
Then, we hung in the yard for many hours, the firepit continually restoked while cigars, cigarettes, french vanilla cognac, wine, coffee and conversation was shared. We were the last to leave, around 11PM.
The following day, we celebrated with the Sigmeth/Hoffman clan at Helen & Gary's. It was the traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey, sage dressing, sweet potatoes w/ marshmallow topping, mashers, fruit salad and the always anticipated green bean casserole. Leftovers were distributed... did I hear an AMEN!? Here's a rare family photo.
And, the post feast crashers....
Even Maria got in on Gerber's version of sweet potatoes. Next year, it's all about the marshmallow topping for her.
There was an afterparty at our place... we got a fire going, nephew Chris stopped by as well as some of Hannah's friends. We listened to music, talked about stuff, enjoyed some coffee drinks Hannah created and did our best to digest our food. I do remember, however, sneaking to the refrigerator at some point late in the evening and reheating the leftover green bean casserole. You bet.
After dropping Kitty with friends, Hannah & I had a little dinner at the Mill Street the night she rolled into town. She dreams of beer, but gets coffee instead.
We gathered at Mike & Rita's around 2pm. The weather was surreal... mid-fifties and sunny. A lovely day. Here are the Jensen gurlz all in a row, no relation, but family, nonetheless. These girls have all grown up together. Evelyn, the youngest at 15, is mere months from getting her driver's license. From left to right, Kitty, Fuzzy, Lillian, Evelyn and Hannah. Fuzzy flew in from NYC where Hannah hopes to be by 2008.
Paparazzi caught rock star Mike Lewis on the street prior to dinner being served. It must have been an international call.
Here we are devouring the meal; succulent (truly) rolled & stuffed turkey breasts, a fabulous salad, carmelized onion risotto, wild rice w/dried cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, lots of kick ass gravy, Mary's Irish potato buns and the always adored sliced canned cranberry mash. Brent looks as if he is holding high mass over his plate.
Then, we hung in the yard for many hours, the firepit continually restoked while cigars, cigarettes, french vanilla cognac, wine, coffee and conversation was shared. We were the last to leave, around 11PM. 
The following day, we celebrated with the Sigmeth/Hoffman clan at Helen & Gary's. It was the traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey, sage dressing, sweet potatoes w/ marshmallow topping, mashers, fruit salad and the always anticipated green bean casserole. Leftovers were distributed... did I hear an AMEN!? Here's a rare family photo.
And, the post feast crashers....
Even Maria got in on Gerber's version of sweet potatoes. Next year, it's all about the marshmallow topping for her.
There was an afterparty at our place... we got a fire going, nephew Chris stopped by as well as some of Hannah's friends. We listened to music, talked about stuff, enjoyed some coffee drinks Hannah created and did our best to digest our food. I do remember, however, sneaking to the refrigerator at some point late in the evening and reheating the leftover green bean casserole. You bet.
posted by wendy lewis at 11/26/2006 06:59:00 PM
4 Comments:
THANKS mommy. i looooooove you.
Something about that family photo made me laugh..more than a little. we all look like we're scheming..or should be in that catalogue..and we're all exactly the same shade of white.
thanks for havin me over. and for stockin up on oj. and for the clint eastwood hat. dyin' ain't much of a livin' now...is it?
looks like a merry time was had by all...Mary L told me it was a fantastic hang. oh, and have a great time at the alpha consumer CD release...wish I could be there :(
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
all them vittles.....
I also had 2 turkey dinners, wait, 3? Yet your words make me hungry.
And the snow's coming down outside, which is totally futzed up, and will make the ride to see Primus tomorrow night all that much more 'sota-y.
What can I say?
Thnaks, and thnax.
See you soon.
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