Thanksgiving!

So I made turkey dinner for the first time yesterday! Okay so I've made a turkey before, just not by myself and not alone. (They're not the same thing, by the way). I got my mom to email me directions on how she makes turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce. I followed it pretty much to the T....except that I added my own personality to the stuffing. I made it with whole wheat buns (that's right! Booya for whole wheat!) and added fresh cranberries, chopped pecans, and apples. It was rather more separate and a little drier than Mom's usually is, but it tasted good. My gravy was too thin; I didn't have any corn starch so I used a flour roux (or however you spell it)...but it didn't turn out thick enough. But again, it tasted nice. It was more of a glaze than a gravy. Oh well. I burnt my cranberry sauce though. I burnt it good. I couldn't even salvage it, so I just chucked it. So unfortunately we had to use canned stuff. But again, it was still good. And I also made lemon cake with peaches (again, something I learned from Mom) with Cool Whip. Yummy... Oh yeah. And I brought a handful (armful) of oversized zucchini from the garden back home, so I split one in half and baked it with butter, fresh garlic, and oregano. Kari told me about that one. (She also told me about the brown sugar soy garlic spread to bake salmon fillets with. She knows, that one. She knows).

It was really great to have people come over and have Thanksgiving with me. During college, I was always fortunate enough to live in close proximity to my family, so I always went home for the holidays. But now I can't....so I'm especially thankful this time around for people to share holidays like this with. Thank God for church families. It was fun too!

We then watched a movie called Flywheel. It was quite a great story - so inspirational. I totally recommend it. Quality of cinematography is not that great, and acting is okay, but story is awesome. Totally encouraged me.