This year Thanksgiving was/is a nontraditional one. Dan and I decided to go out to dinner, just the two of us. It was great! No food to cook or dishes to clean. Well, cooking I enjoy but I detest the dishes. It turned out that Brett would be at his girlfriends families with my Dad, and my mom was to go up to my aunts where the food is not to die for. So we opted out with a plan to go on a mini road trip for the long weekend. The rain spoiled the trip but it did not spoil the day. We walked to Clouds downtown and enjoyed their turkey feast with a bottle of wine. On Sunday we will enjoy another turkey at my moms with Brett and my dad. It will take some time getting used to the holidays mixed up with new obligations.
Ellen - I'm with you on the dislike for raw meats in the kitchen. I usually have Dan help me out touching the meat to get the seasonings on, then clean up what ever could possibly be contaminated by the nastiness. I'm such a wuss. I used to have the butchers get the gizzards out of the chicken and rinse it for me before they rapped it up.
Alyssa- pot roast is a great idea. I have not made one in years, yum.
Dawn- have fun shopping today. I imagine that will include a fair amount of walking!