Thanksgivvukah

Not being a huge fan of the historical significance of Thanksgiving, for me the holiday has always been more about seeing family. Since I couldn't go to Ohio this year like we usually do, I was feeling especially thankful for the close bond that our AmeriFamily has formed that allowed those of us who couldn't go home to get together for a celebration of our own. I was also thankful for the power of video phone that allowed me to say hi to everyone back in the Buckeye state.  

In the morning, a few of us went over to the Morton food bank to help prepare their giant Thanksgiving feast. 

We got back at 1 and our Turkey-man Lou was almost done with the bird but with all of the rest of the cooking, we still sat down around 4 as expected. We all ended up being great chefs. Too great. Balsamic Brussels, Sweet potato pecan bake, a lentil parsnip vegan shepherd's pie, broccoli casserole, homemade cranberry sauce, stuffing, green beans, rolls...the whole shabang. We took a walk over to teammate Desiree's house afterwards to keep us awake and hung with her and her kids while she finished cooking their meal.

Mary and the food table all to herself - nom!

We fested it up with the decor (don't tell the kids we can't spell Thanksginig)

A lot of us felt like this. And when Chris is feeling like this, you know its bad. 

Of course the night would not be complete without games and...dessert. A few rounds of pictionary and  well...maybe a few rounds of pie(s) and we were beat. 

Vegan pecan pie, Vegan Pumpkin"cheesecake" and a real hardcore not vegan apple-caramel cheesecake. 

The radio had been abuzz with a host of ideas on how to honor the rare once-in-70,000 year-occurrence of Thanksgiving and Hannukah landing on the same day. While we didn't experiment with any of the creative menu suggestions, I did share this video with anyone and everyone: 

Happy thanksgivukkah!

I am thankful for you all.



And for this:

MY CAR IS BACK TO ME! SO SHINEY.


Also, congrats Morton-White Pass! We're goin' to the finals!