Just what makes the perfect Turkey Day meal...
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Gobble gobble!:
- kick it off with killer mingling snacks:
- potato chips
- black olives
- baby carrots
- onion dip
- ranch
- move on to the actual dinner meal:
- Colin's Smoked Turkey (marinated in a Koren vat of juicy yummyness)
- mashed potatoes
- stuffing
- all of these doused with a generous supply of brown gravy (could very well be made from the aforementioned juicy yummyness!)
- dinner rolls, and melty/softened butter
- black olives
- green bean casserole (with the crispy onions on top)
- cranberry juice/7up cocktail
- then top it off with the postre:
- pumpkin pie
- cheesecake (ok... never would've thought of this if I hadn't seen Annie's on their table today *licking lips*)
- vanilla ice cream, for a la mode
- whoop cream
- coffee
...enough already!
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manky @ 14:34:42
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must be my magnetic personality...
so, yesterday... after Susan gave me the Helping Hands gift; Amy gave me an addition to the set: The BackPack Poet.
It's a little magnetic bookish board that has the words in it... for 'on the go!' & a heart shaped tinesque pan (for to have kids play with in the car, on the go, etc... "they love to play with magnets like that") I'll probably be adding the extra words to my present desk collection... and on occasion take them on a trip of sorts, we'll see!
there's more where that came from...
Today has been great thus far.
Despite late night ventures I woke up promptly @ 9am, piddle paddled around, made some calls, poked around the net without much avail, showered/pampered, and headed out the door. I popped by Harvey's to say Happy Thanksgiving, and possibly commiserate with, Miss Sue who had to work this morning. Hit the office to pick up the material for Emily's gift. Then I went to Lind & Randy's where I finished the gift[s], ate a sticky roll, watched an ER I'd missed when I was in Eugene, & wrapped the gift[s]. Finally I hit the Griffin's to give Mr. Matt his b-day gift #3: [one of] my [and hopefully his] favourite of 'em all!
It was eerily odd to walk into a house I'm hardly familiar with, and have a crowd of people chorus, "Happy Birthday, Amancay!" left & right. MamaV gave me a small bag o' birthday, saying I'd laugh. Curiousity got me & Annie was insisting, so I peaked inside... and cackled. It's the cute little salt & pepper shakers I ooed and aahed over the other day at their house. (Ok so there's a longer, much more embarrassing story involved here, perhaps I'll elaborate another time!) Thanks mamaV!
They had a huge smattering of food laid out (ok, so I mostly saw desserts) and it all smelled amazing... alas, I left to come here.
So now, here I sit. Waiting for the family to arrive and festivities to begin.
Happy Birthday to me... and matt... and emily!
...enough already! scribbled by
manky @ 14:17:53
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HeavenForbid™ I get to bed pre-2am...
there's more where that came from...
scribbled by
manky @ 3:03:02
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