As mentioned in the weekend SOC post, we have a tradition that when we don't have the kids for the actual Thanksgiving holiday, we do "Fake Thanksgiving" the weekend before with them. So we've already done our Thanksgiving meal. The only guests were my wife's dad and stepmom, so we kept everything very small.
Usual menu. Turkey, filet for my wife (poultry allergy), green been casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry, rolls, dessert. WAY too much food for the group, and pretty much 7 straight hours of cooking and cleaning seems like a lot for that size group. But it's our tradition...
For Thursday, the wife's dad and stepmom are going to come over again, and I'm going to smoke a slab of beef short ribs to be served with cheese potatoes, and Brussels sprouts. I'll be much more thankful for beef short ribs than turkey lol...
Gotta say I'm thankful that this year, my wife and I both worked full time the entire year. None of us in our families or immediate social circles have so far gotten COVID (as far as we know--no severe cases at least, I suppose we've all had asymptomatic cases twice now that I think about it). My father-in-law's scare where he had to get a pretty invasive surgery for a lymph node biopsy came up completely clean. We got a puppy. And although my wife's best friend is battling cancer... She's still here and battling.
For as big of a shitshow 2020 has been, it's been [so far] okay on a personal front.
