Turkey Day in Tennessee!

Well, well, well. There is nothing better than the one holiday that celebrates gluttony, lethargy, excessive sleeping, and football. Oh, yeah, and the whole "giving thanks" business.

Welcome to my table. Isn't it pretty? I had to use some of my fancy-dinner-table expertise garnered from working at The Lodge (super-fancy private lodge & restaurant for Ruby Tuesday execs) to set the table. This was the second year Walden, Max and I hosted Thanksgiving dinner. Last year, it was just Walden, me, Max, and our friend Jimmy, and this year it was the three of us plus Walden's mom and stepdad. After fixing two successful turkey dinners all by myself, I consider myself a heck yes pro. Oh, I said it. Our menu: the Perfect Turkey, Dad's legendary cornbread stuffing, can't-go-wrong green bean casserole, super cheesy and delish hash brown casserole, buttery dinner rolls (of course), red wine gravy, pecan pie, and...drum roll...Mom's amazing, fantastic, mouth-watering, scrumptious apple dumplings. And let me be the first to say...everything was perfect! I just love this kind of thing, cooking, decorating, hosting, entertaining... hopefully next year we can have all our family here for Thanksgiving!

One more picture...my beautiful turkey. Hey. Don't I get bragging rights?!