Well, Tracie and I prepped and cooked for four days and everything came out great and felt a lot smoother than it ever has before. We were more organized and got everything done like a good kitchen crew should (as we often do). I should expect it feeling easy, I am a professional chef now, but somehow, cooking for family and friends stresses me out more than for people I don't know sometimes.
You want everything to be perfect, you want everyone to have
something that is their favorite. I think everything turned out pretty
well this year, and I liked all of the food I made. Sure, of course
there are things I would have liked to have done differently or
"better", but everyone had a good time and we all got to see each other
in one place, well most of us anyways.
This was the first Thanksgiving dinner we've hosted, and it was wonderful, I just wish all of my family could have come, but we're all stretched out across the states. In spirit we were together. I like to think I summoned up the great spirit of my Grandma Surber (my Dad's Mom) and kind of kicked thanksgiving's ass (she would smack me for that). Really, choosing cooking as a career is very much related to my love and fond memories of Thanksgivings of yesteryear, rose colored glasses or not, meals at my grandparents house were always wonderful and there was only one thing I dreaded about them, who would be asked to give thanks. Please don't say Wayne, please don't say Wayne.
Nowadays, I'm usually the most talkative one at the table and my mouth often runnith over. But its funny how, more than anything, today what I wish we could have more of is thanksgiving, and I don't mean the holiday, but the meaning of the word. I give thanks to all those who've inspired me and helped bring this world together and make us feel much less alone in the world. Family does this, days of celebration like Thanksgiving, allow for moments of thankfullness, where we are all just there...together and being. It was nice, brief though it was, it was nice to take a break.
It's funny, I say break, and it reminds me how just a few moments ago, I was talking to Mom, thanking her for coming up and she said that she just wishes I didn't have to work so hard to put the whole thing together. The thing is, I didn't have to work hard, the work was easy, the work was relaxing. It was the expectation and the hopes of making something special for everyone that really tired me out. Besides, its not just me. Tracie and I did this together. She always is right there by my side and fills in where I fail and falter and I hope I do the same for her.
With that I close by thanking my beautiful wife. Thanks for choosing me to share your life with! And thanks for fixing this site! Now I can voice my elation and frustrations with more ease. I think it's rather sad that this is only my 3rd post this year. So much has past in just the past few weeks. Time to catch up people, time to catch up.
This was the first Thanksgiving dinner we've hosted, and it was wonderful, I just wish all of my family could have come, but we're all stretched out across the states. In spirit we were together. I like to think I summoned up the great spirit of my Grandma Surber (my Dad's Mom) and kind of kicked thanksgiving's ass (she would smack me for that). Really, choosing cooking as a career is very much related to my love and fond memories of Thanksgivings of yesteryear, rose colored glasses or not, meals at my grandparents house were always wonderful and there was only one thing I dreaded about them, who would be asked to give thanks. Please don't say Wayne, please don't say Wayne.
Nowadays, I'm usually the most talkative one at the table and my mouth often runnith over. But its funny how, more than anything, today what I wish we could have more of is thanksgiving, and I don't mean the holiday, but the meaning of the word. I give thanks to all those who've inspired me and helped bring this world together and make us feel much less alone in the world. Family does this, days of celebration like Thanksgiving, allow for moments of thankfullness, where we are all just there...together and being. It was nice, brief though it was, it was nice to take a break.
It's funny, I say break, and it reminds me how just a few moments ago, I was talking to Mom, thanking her for coming up and she said that she just wishes I didn't have to work so hard to put the whole thing together. The thing is, I didn't have to work hard, the work was easy, the work was relaxing. It was the expectation and the hopes of making something special for everyone that really tired me out. Besides, its not just me. Tracie and I did this together. She always is right there by my side and fills in where I fail and falter and I hope I do the same for her.
With that I close by thanking my beautiful wife. Thanks for choosing me to share your life with! And thanks for fixing this site! Now I can voice my elation and frustrations with more ease. I think it's rather sad that this is only my 3rd post this year. So much has past in just the past few weeks. Time to catch up people, time to catch up.
Can I comment on this thing?
I really loved this post! I also enjoyed Thanksgiving tremendously this year. I'm a little sad that the leftovers are dwindling.
Again, our leftovers are not... I'll send some with Tracie ...
Please do - HOWEVER - there is no fridge in the new office space (electric stove and microwave yes, my old espresso machine yes, refrigerator no).