THANKSGIVING ROUND 1 (from Sunday) AKA MY FIRST GRUBSKI ENTRY

(Okay, so I forgot to take lots of before pictures and all that and deserve mucho demerits for that but here's what you're all getting. In addition many different people made many different things).

STEP 1: START EATING WHILE WE COOK

A nice brie and baguette platter, somewhere in the distance is two loaves of homemade cheesy bread (hollowed out loaves of bread filled with cheese, garlic, butter, onion, etc. It's horrible for you but super delicious).

STEP 2: ACTUALLY COOKING

1st picture: In which we all find out that there can, in fact, be too many cooks in the kitchen. Maneuvering was difficult, people became estranged to each other, and lots of turkey nuggets were eaten but in the end we made it. Am I in that picture? I might be somewhere in that picture.

2nd picture: In which we learn that making your own gravy completely from scratch is kind of pain in the ass but the payoff is worth it. Also, vegetables. Lame.

STEP 3: THE BIRD IN QUESTION

We had a lot of questions for this bird. Namely, would you feed about 15 people!? Answer (with everything else going on): YES. Way to go bird, you be you. Other food not pictured anywhere: Cranberry sauce, stuffing, mashed potatoes (I made these), yams, dinner rolls.

STEP 4: EAT SOME MORE, DRINK SOME MORE

Because who doesn't like eating by a fire. Not pictured: About ten more people sitting around in various other spots.

STEP 5: TOO FULL TO EAT? FUCK YOU, HERE'S SOME PIE

Holy crap that was a delicious apple pie. Not pictured: A pumpkin pie with gingersnap crust which was also great, but wow that apple pie was good.

STEP 6: BE THANKFUL FOR YOUR FRIENDS YOU IDIOT

In which we almost unanimously agreed that that Thanksgiving was one that we enjoyed more than a typical one with our family, and that we more or less all love each other and having the time to hang out and do things like our own Thanksgiving Feast. The food may have been great, but the people are what make it memorable. It was a full day and part of the night affair, and worth every minute.