Monday, December 7, 2009

Things I learned from my family on Turkey Day

1.Sunny in Philadelphia…absolutely the most frustrating hilarious show I’ve seen in at least four months…I have to hand it to my cousin Julie, she sure knows how to pick good entertainment…Many thanks for the next 80 hours of wasted time I will be spending catching up on this show.  As a side note, it turns out my bro-in-law, the geek of microbiology was already familiar with the show… I should have known… What boggles my mind is how everyone has time to find these entertaining skits of mindless wanderings…someday I’ll find the answer…

2.  BeanBoozled… Loads of fun spinning the arrow and hoping for Chocolate pudding only to get Canned dog food flavored Jelly Belly’s.  Many laughs and a few spit out candies are absolutely the must have game for any family gathering.  Highly recommended.

Side note:  the following morning we fed some to Bryce and Braxton.  I think Bryce’s taste bud’s are not yet developed as he ate Skunk and Rotten Egg with little reaction.  But trust me when I say his breath was a force to be reckoned with after that…Braxton was wise enough to spit the distasteful beans out…

3. Williams-Sonoma… of course everyone knows this company but I was feel less refined now that I am learning now incredible they really are.  From the best cook book recipes to the most amazing desserts.  I mean just look at these little Snowman Brownies!

4. Roasted Chestnuts…Yes, I change the words to this song too…but until now, I had no idea how good an actual roasted chest nut is…or how hard it is to peal them if you don’t peal right after heating.  Delicious on their own and even better as part of the Turkey stuffing!

5. Loaded Questions…Enough said.  Whoever came up with this game clearly planned to entrap me using my most vulnerable area against me… speaking too quickly.  I have to give credit to my friend Mark though, he holds the prize for best answer about the economics of a thief.

6. Steve…supposedly this guy was at our Halloween party…who knew!  Would not be a party without him and we had a great time hanging out with our cousins and their friends whom we consider our friends too…Can’t wait to do it again!