This year, my parents and siblings went to Arizona to cater my cousin's wedding, so we were planning on just a small Thanksgiving dinner for just us. Luckily for us, Marie Callendar's offered an already cooked feast that we could pick up before the big day; all we needed to do was reheat everything. Everything was set.
And then, I got a text from Scott's sister that had moved to Arizona.
Apparently, she and her family were coming to Utah to visit family and friends for Thanksgiving, and after talking to her mom, discovered everyone had their own plans. She was disappointed, as was her mom (my MIL), and I started to feel bad so...
Well, I think it's apparent what happened, lol.
I called Scott and he agreed that we'd host Thanksgiving. Since it was still a week before Thanksgiving, it was easy to order more food, plus gather everything else we'd need. Say what you want about bulk buying, but at that point, I was glad we lived just five minutes away from a Sam's Club. ;-)
We picked up the food we ordered from Marie Callendar's Wednesday evening, and that was an experience. Since closing all but one restaurant here in the Salt Lake City area, you can imagine what the scene was like on pick up day.
Long lines of people in the parking lot, waiting for their orders.
Luckily for us, those lines were for the restaurant's pies. Off to the side, in another tent, was the pick-up site for Thanksgiving dinners. So we were in and out with our food in about ten minutes.
All we had to do was heat up the food Thanksgiving morning, and although we did have a few small hiccups, we were able easily do that. And, with perfect timing, too: just as we were plating all of the food, our guests arrived.
All in all, we had 16 people (including us) to celebrate with. Not a bad number, I think.
And, because I'm lame, the only pictures I got of the day were of the food, lol.
We got a few pies that came with the meal from the restaurant, but the kids requested my pumpkin cheesecake, and Vanessa and I got adventurous and we made an apple pie from scratch. My mom also made ahead a custard pie for Scott's dad, as well as a sheet pan of pumpkin pie.
I would say Thanksgiving Day was a success, but I'm not sure if I'd ever host another one. There's so much planning and work that goes into it, which gives me stress and anxiety. It sure does make me more thankful for my parents who do this every year!
Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!
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