a{meri}can Thanksgiving

Turkey shaped butter

Turkey veggie appetizer

So for Thanksgiving I stayed with Clayton and her family in Wilmington by the beach, thank goodness she took me under her wing or else I would have been stranded in Granville Towers, pretty bleak for the holidays! Getting the real Southern experience!

So what have I learnt about Thanksgiving?

1. The story? Nope. Something about Pilgrims and Indians and a big meal.
2. Everyone is obsessed with turkey - its turkey mania

yup, that was just first servings

3. You eat a lot and then have a food coma for the rest of the day
4. Have some quality family time

On the menu at the Freeman household:

Turkey (obviously)
Stuffing
Sweet potato and pecan bake
Mashed Turnips
Green Beans
Squash casserole
Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Pickles

Pecan and chocolate pie
Honey and sea salt pie

Wine 
Sweet Tea


Most of the chat round the table is how good the food is, mainly because, well it is so good! It's going to be leftovers for a good few days. Javier in Tri Delt had made us a cracking Thanksgiving Dinner in the house for nearly 200 girls which was very impressive, but this was the real deal.

On first arrival in Wilmington, JD (Clayton's brother) was making deer jerky. He had shot this deer with a bow and arrow... felt like I was in the Hunger Games! Casual hunting in the south!

Thanksgiving involved a lot of sleeping and eating and recharging the batteries before we go back for exams. Just as it should be! I can't believe it's only 2 weeks to go before the Christmas holidays... it's been a whirlwind of a semester! 
xoxoxox

Wilmington

Christmas cocktail gals, lots of reindeer in the knocking about

pimped up turkey hat