Today was a good day. An exhausting day, but a good one.
T and I were up around 8 and had prepped the wining and sitting areas for our guests. The only task that remained was the food.
It was up to us to cook the turkey, the giblet gravy and the stuffing.
One of the best and to the point articles I could find was 17 Thanksgiving Turkey Mistakes Everyone Makes on Buzzfeed. Such great information for first timers like us.
Because we followed the no-baste instructions, our bird cooked a lot faster because of the heat not escaping. Which means, instead of eating around 4, we ate at 3.
If you have never been to our home, it is on the tinier side. And in addition to my fears of messing up on cooking the thanksgiving necessities, I was really afraid that our guests would feel cramped. But ya know what? Instead of feeling cramped, the space felt cozy. And warm. There are a few things I'd change about the house if I could, but that doesn't mean I love my home any less just because it doesn't look like the end result of Fixer Upper. A part of me loves my home more after tonight, seeing how 10 people fit. One thing is for sure, I have to work on getting a love seat for the living room so there's more comfortable seating rather than pulling in the stiff dining room chairs.
Really delicious wassel.
