Thanksgiving

Normally we head to sunny Texas for Thanksgiving, but we weren't sure how up for traveling we'd be and instead planned to stay around here. Luckily our CSA was offering turkeys for sale, so we were covered as far as that goes.

Strangely, we were covered as far as sun goes too - so gorgeous and warm for late November. You can see the cats here enjoying the weather. Not that cold (or water) ever prevents them from wanting to go outside. (Clint has become so indifferent to water that you can fill the sink up with him as a stopper and he doesn't bat an eye.)


How funny that a month ago there was snow on the ground...

We missed our family and all the great things that go with being around them, but we also had a very cozy and enjoyable Thanksgiving dinner here. Plenty to eat too! - coriander sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes with garlic, sauteed kale, homemade stuffing, turkey, gravy, orange-cranberry sauce, and ice cream for desert. Eamon was confused by the usual protocol and fell asleep before we ate even a little bit of turkey...


...and then again after...


Erica also made a sweet potato pound cake with buttermilk frosting that was pretty amazing. We still have some of the frosting (no more cake) and it tastes just fine on its own. ;-)

To round the weekend out, we decided to check out the Badger-fans' bar in Boston for the UW - Penn State game. (The promise of free Leinenkugels at the door and free brats at halftime didn't factor into that decision in the slightest.) Eamon was not the only Badger baby in attendance, but he was the youngest, and definitely the most stylish, sporting a stellar hand-me-down UW onesie, a cool red hat from Aunt Dani, and cousins Audrey and Drew, and a down-to-earth plaid jacket.


Even in the car, you could see the competitive fire within (also known as demon-eyes...).