Due to our work schedules this year, Scott and I had to stay in town for the holiday, and celebrated away from family. We didn't have much time to mope around about that though because our buddies, the Crouches, flew in from Oklahoma for the weekend to see us!
Esther, Anna, & Mark
They flew in on Wednesday afternoon, just in time for our big Thanksgiving Dinner that we hosted. Several of our other resident friends and significant others also had to stay in town due to work, so we decided to have a big Friend Thanksgiving.
Scott got a 20lb turkey and we soaked it overnight on Tuesday in a homemade Bourbon Maple Syrup brine. Then we dried it and rubbed it down with a salt/spice mix we made and stuck an opened 40oz beer with onions and garlic up it's booty, before smoking it for the afternoon before our big dinner.
Scott getting the turkey ready for the smoker
Rubbed down and ready to smoke!
Our delicious turkey waiting patiently to be carved up by the boys
Everyone else brought sides and deserts and we feasted the evening away. It was AMAZING.
Our feast - which included, but was not limited to Baked Brie, Turkey, Green Bean casserole, mashed smoked sweet potatoes, homemade biscuits, toasted cheesey bread, Southern Cabbage, Beets, Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, Apple Pie and Chocolate Turtle Cake.
The Thanksgiving Crew
All in all it was a fabulous evening and we're so thankful to have such good friends here to share our holiday with. I worked on Thanksgiving afternoon/evening and Scott had to go into work this afternoon. In between those work hours though, we've spent lots of time wandering the city with the Crouches, eating tons of good food, listening to live music and exploring plenty of fun little shops together. We've also had some good relaxation time (having a toddler around makes you take time for afternoon naps - which is great!) and we're sad to see our mini stay-cation coming to an end as the Crouches fly home to Tulsa tonight.
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