Turkeys

We drove up to Arlington on Thursday and made it to Rita's around one. Most work was done, so we just hang out until Matthew arrived with grandma and Joanna with Danny. The turkey was delicious -- very moist and tasty. I got to carve it with an electric knife and made the usual mess out of it. Despite lots of side dishes and two different pies, I managed not to overdo it.

On Friday I enjoyed a quiet morning with a book and Homer while Jfer and her mom did some post-TG shopping. We then headed over to Jfer's dad's where we snacked on their TG leftovers (I fixed myself ham-and-nothing-else and turkey-and-cranberry sandwiches). For me, TG is all about the leftovers. After we wasted the afternoon on The Matrix we returned to Benny's and I munched on a very delish apple pie. Jfer dad's house turns into a scary place around Christmas. Every year there are more and more illuminated holiday decorations popping up. This year's addition was an animated Santa which provided Jfer and Benny with way too much joy (I found him a bit creepy). After dark, though, the lights really looked nice. Here's a great shot of Duke in holiday spirit.

Saturday started off with breakfast at Danny's (provided by Jfer's dad) and then we headed back to Austin. Once we arrived, we joined the post-TG get-together at a neighbor's house with freshly Cajun-fried turkeys and lots of pot-luck side dishes (our contribution was some leftover beer from our fridge).

So I managed to have three different turkeys in three days without any cooking of my own. Actually, I did bake some cheese braids on Wednesday which were appreciated by Rita, grandma and a cucaracha at Benny's.