December 02, 2006
My Visit to North Carolina (Day 2)
Turkey Day! (and my five year anniversary from being home from my mission.)
The day starts off by watching the Macy's parade, and I realize anew how much I hate watching the Macy's parade. It's so dull. It's like a football game - one big commercial for its sponsors. Mostly I sat around while Mike and Amanda did the cooking, which worked out really well. Although, I did put together the stuffing (not Stovetop) and it was delicious! Amanda set the table. Growing up, this was traditionally my job. I loved putting the table together and pulling out the crystal, silver, and china. Here's our table this year:
Amanda and Mike invited Val, Roxanna, and Carlos over to share our meal. Afterwards, we all sat around and talked.
We lit some candles to set the tone for the evening.
(This last grouping also acted as a fire to warm cold hands.)
Amanda and I took advantage of the soft light by taking some self-portraits.
Mike doesn't really do self-portraits, so I had to take one for him.
Later that evening, we went to visit some of Mike's officemates for dessert. Grad students are pretty much the same everywhere.
Posted by kea at December 2, 2006 03:08 PM