Mission Ginger Snap

So, tomorrow I am taking on the challenge of hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my house for myself and my "orphan" friends. I have accepted this challenge with some serious enthusiasm, and have already begun preparations. Although, I also have begun my "oopsies". To start, I forgot to take the turkey out of the freezer yesterday so now I'm a day behind on the thawing process. Oopsie. No one likes frozen turkey. Apparently, I can soak the turkey in a bucket of cold water, but, I'm banking on the little guy being defrosted by means of frig only. Keep your fingers crossed.

Tonight the marathon cooking begins. I have a full, from-scratch menu and I'm hoping to god that I can pull it off without anyone getting 1) sick 2) disgusted or 3) smacked. I have recruited Stacey and Kirsten to help with the pre-cooking this evening. We need to keep the wine to a minimum, though, for fear that three drunk cooks in the kitchen is no bueno. The ingredients are ready to roll - I just need to locate some ginger snaps since I have no clue what a ginger snap actually is.

I was unsuccessful in my hunt for a pilgrim outfit for Cameron to sport, but, that's probably in his best interest. I just thought it would be funny to show off his new obedience tricks in a pilgrim outfit. Oh well. Can't win them all.

So wish me luck. And wish the attendees luck because if it sucks, I will force everyone to eat it anyway. I'll take pics of the spread. It will make your mouth water.

Gobble gobble!