Ten on Tuesday: Thanksgiving Time!

Link up over at Roots and Rings with Chelsea!

1. What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year?

Going out to eat, just me and Nate. We're going to McCormick and Schmicks down the street from us because a) it's supposed to rain and b) they promised traditional food. I want me Thanksgiving, yo!

2. What are you most thankful for this year?

I am thankful for a lot of things, but I think I am most thankful for both Nate and I having jobs that provide health insurance and paid time off (well, for me.)
3. Do you have any traditions on Thanksgiving? The parade? Football? Long naps?

Eating and then eating again? In Tallahassee, we'd have Thanksgiving dinner at my Grandmother's house (Dad's mom) early in the afternoon or Thanksgiving at my (parent's) house in the late afternoon. Then we'd all just lay around and chat until we were hungry again. I guess sometimes there's football on, but it wasn't a central focus.


4. Is it called stuffing or dressing? Is it in the bird or a separate dish?

Stuffing. And it tastes better from inside the bird, but I know that can be dangerous (or whatevs) so after a certain point, ours was a side dish.


5. Do you cook?

I did last year. And I think I remember helping my Mom some when I got older.
6. What is your favorite dish?

STUFFING. But really, Thanksgiving food is the best of foods. Favorited. Forever.

7. What is your dessert preference?
 
Pumpkin Pie and whipped cream. Lots and lots of whipped cream.


8. What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?

Probably when my family went down to my Aunt and Uncle's house in the Keys, and all my Mom's siblings and kids (aka my cousins) were there. I thought my cousin Cam wasn't going to be able to come, but he showed up and it was lots of fun. Especially because I was kind of bummed that we were going out to eat and not making food, since my cousin Tim is a chef and I love Thanksgiving food so much. But then the whole family got DRUNK, so it was a fine and dandy time. (Minus some things I won't talk about. Hah.)

9. Do you plan to shop on Black Friday?

Maybe a little. Nothing hardcore. And probably later in the afternoon.

10. What are you most dreading about Thanksgiving this year?

...nothing? Out to eat = no dishes. Maybe that Nate will want to watch football all afternoon ;)