Thanksgiving 2011 was a first for Nathan and I. It was our first Thanksgiving without our families. While we missed everyone back in Kentucky terribly we had a wonderful Thanksgiving here in Houston!
Our dinner guest list slowly grew over the past few weeks and we ended up getting to spend the day with 13 of our friends! All of our friends brought a dish to share for our Friendsgiving feast. There was plenty of food, laughs, drinks, games and football to make for a very fun, perfect Thanksgiving!
Nathan and I decided to come up with some superlatives for our guests as a thank you for sharing Thanksgiving with us!
The Sixth Man aka 3rd Host has to be Pete for helping us get the apartment ready to have everyone over! He was also thrilled to see his Cowboys win!
MVTC (Most Valuable Turkey Carver) goes to Seto and his amazing turkey carving skills! Don't know what we would have done without him!
Most Dedicated Baker goes to Dan for making the most delicious homemade rolls I've ever eaten! He went above and beyond his roll duty!
Most Creative Sweet Potatoes has to go to Scott for his twice baked sweet potatoes complete with peanut butter and marshmallows! I would even go as far to say his may have had the best presentation, I wish I had gotten a picture to share!
Sweetest Bride to Be goes to Jessi girl! Her new shiny ring is beautiful and I am so glad we got to spend time with her this weekend before she went back to Papua New Guinea. We miss you already Jessi! Can't wait to see you in January. Congrats again to Jessi and Scott on their recent engagement!
Apples To Apples Queen goes to Miss Beth Feger. Being witty and hilarious is her thing so don't mess with her green cards people! Her apple pie was also delish!
1st Thanksgiving as Mr. & Mrs. goes to Alison and Luke! So happy we were able to be with them on their first Thanksgiving as Mr. & Mrs. Stephens! Also very proud and excited for Alison and her new job as a nurse practitioner!
Most Popular Guest goes to Mary and Shamar for bringing sweet baby Kaden! We were so lucky to get to spend his first Thanksgiving with them!
Favorite Eggrolls this is a big one. Eggrolls have always been a part of my Thanksgiving tradition, just ask my Mom's side of the family. They were one of our must haves every year, but this year Miss Jillian brought us homemade eggrolls from her family! They were absolutely wonderful and reminded me of so many great memories with my cousins at Nana's!
Most Boisterous goes to one of our favorite New Yorkers, Joe! We were so happy to have his booming voice and fun personality to keep our game of Apples to Apples lively!
We have so much to be thankful for and this Thanksgiving we were particularly thankful for our friends who have made Houston feel like home. Having a house full of friends was a great start to the holidays! Here are a few pictures from our Friendsgiving!
This could be the first time Nathan wore shorts to Thanksgiving! Thankful everyday for my husband!
Kaden and I, he was the best baby, didn't even cry once!
Our Turkey Carver, Mr. James Seto. Nathan is getting tips for next year!
Alison and Luke, the newlyweds!
Jill and Beth, two girls I am very thankful for!
Jessi and Scott, we were so happy to spend time with you both!
Mary, Shamar and Kaden celebrating Kaden's first Thanksgiving!
The big kids table!
Guess that makes our table the little kids table!
Sounds like a great Thanksgiving! Can't wait to come visit you guys again.
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