thanksgiving!

thanksgiving night was a fantastic night; everything about it. [although my significantly drunk and hungover friends might not altogether agree with that notion.] we had a gigantic meal comprised of an eight kilo turkey, honey-baked ham, mashed potato, mashed sweet potato, corn casserole, carrot and celery sticks with dip, honeyed carrots, sage and onion stuffing, pigs in a blanket, and for the finishing touch, raspberry and apple crumble, all home made! yuuuum!

of course, the supply of alcohol was pretty incessant. we went through four bottles of vodka, twelve bottles of stella atois, beautiful cocktails called "constantine the great", shots of donovan's [bailey's rip-offs], one bottle of cabernet savignon, one bottle of chardonnay, and three bottles of limoncello. [courtesy of charlotte's mom] of course, this was between twelve people, so that isn't as bad as it sounds, but as i only had two glasses of wine and a cocktail, you can imagine how utterly hammered most of my friends were.

the things that you discover about people when playing "i have never..". haha! -shakes head in resignation-

here are a couple of photos from last night.

the legendary turkey, fresh out of the oven!

a really sweet, loving picture of sebbie and sookie.

the FOOOOOD.

a couple of the guys and girls in a group photo!

sookie, seb and i.

a great night spent with good friends does give people a general sense of well-being. :) still, i miss everyone at home sorely.. i really wish nemest was there to celebrate it with me; to meet my friends, to share in the joy. it's hard not to think of him during times like this, when i'm reflecting on a particularly good day/night and want to tell him about it but not knowing how. haha. and especially when i'm skyping with him and he's dancing to "earth, wind and fire". HAHA. my silly boyfriend. i love him so much.

i miss all of you, and i'll be back soon!

ciao!