Today we’re spending our second Thanksgiving in a row in Seattle. Last year was the first year that I made all the food myself. Everything turned out surprisingly well, so I figured I’d make everything again this year. Last night I started the dressing by making the cornmeal and I also made the pumpkin pie (I remembered the cinnamon this time). I’d say the hardest thing to make is the dressing because it requires so many things and takes a while to mix properly. We’re having turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, deviled eggs, rolls, white wine, and pumpkin pie for dessert. We ran out of green bean casserole and cranberry sauce last year while we were eating leftovers in the days that followed, so this year I got extra.

We watched some of the parade this morning and of course we’re going to watch football too. My parents and uncle are actually going to the Cowboys-Raiders game today, but I’m sure they probably won’t like the outcome.

Unfortunately I have to work tomorrow until 2, but after that Troy and I might go to our friends’ apartment and hang out for a while. Then we’ll probably watch the tree lighting ceremony at the Westlake Center like we did last year. We’ll also put the tree up this weekend and decorate our apartment for our first Christmas in Seattle. It’s too bad we won’t be able to see any family this year for the holidays. We'll probably go visit family for Thanksgiving or Christmas next year, and maybe someone will visit us for the holiday we spend here.