Thanksgiving dinner number 1

Last night Thanksgiving week began and it was epic. After defrosting the turkey for two days we finally got to take it out of its bag and bask in it's glory. It was still raw, but I knew it was going to be fantastic once we're through with it. So we began chopping fruits for stuffing and vegetables for the sauce. But that wasn't my job so I was emptying out the turkey and cleaning it nicely. It was gross and I felt like I was violating it but it was worth it in the end. Next I rinsed it, found it's neck in it's body and got rid of the stuff that freaked out my roommate. 

And since this was a big 12 pound raw turkey we needed to make it dance. Aside from that sillyness we also pretended to be best friends, walking, chilling, and flying. Then the crust was added, buttery and it didn't stick,  but it seemed that it would be fine since I'm sure others do it all too. It took about twenty minutes alone to make the butter stick to the turkey because it kept slipping out of my hands. Again, gross, but we got it into the turkey bag and off it went into the dish. The fruits were added to the turkey and the vegetables to the bag, zip tied and off into the oven for 4 hours.

Violoa! Et ici, c'est l'oiseau!
And in addition to the turkey we brought gravy

And also pumpkin pie! And remember, it's all home made, legit, man.

And the evening passed way too quickly from there on. It was glorious. We ate twice, probably an entire meal each time. And we talked and laughed like it should be.

I'm thankful for all the great food and the great company I had for Thanksgiving dinner 1 and all those that couldn't be there with me. I'm also thankful for the education I am getting and those that make it possible for me to be (<3) here because I get the chance to do so many things other can never even dream of doing.