My lovely daughter-in-law, Laura, a paramedic, had to work on Thanksgiving
( a 5PM to 5AM shift which was her bid this go round ), so she and Alex
invited Jeremy and I up to their West Sacramento home yesterday to
celebrate, instead. It was actually a lovely drive up, without very much
traffic, beautiful sky shots with nice cloud formations and, even some
beautiful fall foliage, that whizzed by so quickly, I couldn't get pictures.
Christine and Roger came ( Laura's folks ), her brother, Robert, and his
wife, Kristin, and their two delightful little boys, Conner and Holden, and,
in addition to my two granddogs, the Calhouns brought Tigger, the new
shelter dog that joined their family when their beloved Gus died earlier
this year.
The food was absolutely delicious. Alex and Laura bought a new grill and
the turkey was brined overnight and cooked on the grill - a first time
event for Alex. It was just hilarious watching him at the task, with
Jeremy helping. The bird turned out to be the yummiest I've ever
eaten and it just fell off the bone. Carving it was so much easier than
last year with the electric knife! There was, also, a whole array of other
treats - a FRESH green bean casserole, an unusual - and heavenly
concoction made from cornmeal and sweet potatoes, two different
stuffings, eggplant caviar, a lovely fruit compote with cranberries, dried
apricots and other good things, lovely California wines, plus appetizers
to keep us happy before dinner.
And, of course, dessert - pumpkin and two apple pies - one with a cream
cheese frosting ( my choice, of course - like I needed more calories ) and
one without frosting.
It was a wonderful family day and, thankfully, Jeremy drove home so I
could doze, intermittently, awakening suddenly, thinking we were about to
face catastrophe on a California freeway. It must have been my full
stomach!
( a 5PM to 5AM shift which was her bid this go round ), so she and Alex
invited Jeremy and I up to their West Sacramento home yesterday to
celebrate, instead. It was actually a lovely drive up, without very much
traffic, beautiful sky shots with nice cloud formations and, even some
beautiful fall foliage, that whizzed by so quickly, I couldn't get pictures.
Christine and Roger came ( Laura's folks ), her brother, Robert, and his
wife, Kristin, and their two delightful little boys, Conner and Holden, and,
in addition to my two granddogs, the Calhouns brought Tigger, the new
shelter dog that joined their family when their beloved Gus died earlier
this year.
The food was absolutely delicious. Alex and Laura bought a new grill and
the turkey was brined overnight and cooked on the grill - a first time
event for Alex. It was just hilarious watching him at the task, with
Jeremy helping. The bird turned out to be the yummiest I've ever
eaten and it just fell off the bone. Carving it was so much easier than
last year with the electric knife! There was, also, a whole array of other
treats - a FRESH green bean casserole, an unusual - and heavenly
concoction made from cornmeal and sweet potatoes, two different
stuffings, eggplant caviar, a lovely fruit compote with cranberries, dried
apricots and other good things, lovely California wines, plus appetizers
to keep us happy before dinner.
And, of course, dessert - pumpkin and two apple pies - one with a cream
cheese frosting ( my choice, of course - like I needed more calories ) and
one without frosting.
It was a wonderful family day and, thankfully, Jeremy drove home so I
could doze, intermittently, awakening suddenly, thinking we were about to
face catastrophe on a California freeway. It must have been my full
stomach!
The skies over Fairfield, CA
Flat farmland near Dixon, CA
Jeremy ( 27 ) and Alex ( 29 ) Vukasinovic
Taffy, my first granddog
Bucky, granddog number two
Beautiful Laura, my daughter-in-law
Grandma and her pooches
Macro of table flowers
Bucky's favorite position
Such a sweet face!
Having fun in the kitchen
Working on a pony tail!
Ohhhh, that's nice, Uncle Jeremy
Forget that computer and use both hands...
Thanksgiving flowers
Smells scrumptious!
A piece on the plate, a piece in the mouth
How about dropping a bite of that turkey?
I'm waiting over here, too.
Alex with his mother-in-law, Christine
Laura and Alex
Nini and Holden
Laura and Holden
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