Finally it was Thursday and so food was starting to assemble ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220976 be emptied ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220977 and be cooked ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220978 as the Macy's parade ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220979 the finished cake ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220980 the pain au chocolat from Wegman's ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220981 and the clock marked the time ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220982 before I headed to Chip's house where he was rigged up ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220983 to fry our turkey as we drank beer and watched him smoke his cigar. ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220984

Back at home, Liz Dahlen arrived ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220985 and Alex posed with Jane ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220986 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220987 and Ben joined us ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220988 and we decided to open the first bottle of wine ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220989 because the table was set ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220990 and appetizers ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220991 and squash soup were being served ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220992 before we came to the table and saw the many (15 or more) dishes that would make up our meal (for this day and the ones to follow) starting with pumpkin tortellini ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220993 the onion dish ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220994 stuffing ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220995 broccolli ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220996 the fried turkey ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220997 artichokes ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220998 cranberry ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1220999 the bean dish ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230001 wasabi mashed potatoes ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230002 and carrots by Jane ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230003 ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230004 so that the table looked like this ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230005 before the stuffing ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230006 vegetables ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230007 and salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230008 were added to the lights ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230009 and the desserts stood guard ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230010 ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230011 as I admired the table ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230012 ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230013 and Ben brought out the sweet potatoes in orange shells ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230014 as more wine was served ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230015 to accompany my plate of goodies ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230016 as people on both sides of the table dug in. ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230017 ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230018 and I took this self portrait at the head of the table. ../../../Sabbat/2008/11.24-30.08Thanksgiving2008//P1230019