SUCCESS!!!

The "full spread" - amazingly enough, there weren't too many leftovers!

I *earned* that wine!

Thanksgiving dinner ROCKED!!! I'm waiting to get the pics emailed to me from my aunt, so once that happens, I will post them on here.

Talk about a marathon! A true test of endurance - I was cooking for 9 hours straight! That's longer than I've ever cooked before, at one time. I started around 8:30(ish) a.m., and didn't sit down til around 6 p.m.! OMG my back and legs were burning in agony, I was physically and mentally exhausted, and yet, it was all worth it when my dad told me how perfectly everything had turned out, and how proud of me he was :D WOOHOO!!!!

The menu had some last-minute changes, most notably the addition of another turkey (yes, that would be 26 lbs of turkey total) and the omission of the ham, cheesecake (*sniffle* I really wanted that too), and macaroni and cheese, due to a lack of time and space in the oven. All in all though, I had a great time making everything - I made sure my iPod was fully loaded and juiced up, and ended up rocking out while cooking :)

Like I said, I'll post pics ASAP!

Hope everyone had a great Turkey Day!