Just too anxious about Thanksgiving. I don't know why. It's just a dinner party with a predictable menu. No big surprises. No gifts to wrap, decorations to fuss with or eggs to hide. Just a bigger-than-usual lunch with four guests. Not even as many guests as our other dinner parties. Should be pretty casual. But....
I have a list of things to do every day this week to prepare. From thawing then brining the turkey to making two kinds of potatoes, three cranberry dishes (sauce, pie and jello mold) to setting up the games, there are items to check off every day. And don't even get me started on the cleaning!
While the kids and i have been commenting with dismay that the various restaurants are open on Thanksgiving (Shoney's! Burger King!), i'm starting to see the advantage to just going to a restaurant, letting someone else worry about all this and then just go home. "But then you have no left-overs! What a bummer!" counter my co-workers. To which i reply, "Yes, but that means you have no left-overs! What a bonus!"
Off to flip the turkey in the brine and start on the calabacitas. Have a great "Turkey Eve"!!
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