As is always the case, we had a ridiculously good Thanksgiving back in Kansas. I think we had the most people in the house on Thanksgiving day this year, with a total of 46 (41 if you count babies as fractional people), 22 of which were LETUers. In addition to hanging out with my friends from LETU days, I also got to meet some of Grey’s very cool friends. I definitely enjoyed getting to know them, but it was also strange to think that over 2 years have gone by since I left…

We tried two new food things this year: a turducken (a duck and a chicken stuffed inside a turkey!) and a pig roast. The turducken was a definite success on Thanksgiving day (we also had a regular turkey and a ham). Actually, it was a little too successful because I got only a small piece before the whole thing disappeared. Nevertheless, I really liked what little I did get to eat, and I’d highly recommend it!

The pig roast wasn’t quite as much of a success. This was my dad’s second try at it, and despite using better wood for the fire, more bricks, and a longer cooking time, it still came out mostly raw. So, we had to switch to plan B for dinner that night and had hamburgers while the pig finished cooking in the oven.

Activities this Thanksgiving were pretty relaxed. Nobody did any insane Black Friday shopping, and we didn’t even go to the Cosmosphere like we have so many times. I enjoyed the slower pace. Several of us did get to go on a tour of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, which was pretty interesting (don’t go to prison, it doesn’t look like a fun place). For the most part, we just chillaxed at the house, ate tons of amazing food (thanks, Mom!), played polish ping pong and Norway (thanks, Glyph!), and drywalled the basement. Well, I napped while others drywalled the basement, but it did happen.

Hope to see everyone again next year!

This year’s guest list: Fjord, Kick, Copper, Glyph, Ian, Grey, Dex, Hinge, Panic, Beaker, Liz, Laura, Rene, Emma, Lorrin, Rachelle, Bubbles, Erin, Abu, Pebble, Dozer, and Andy.

Thanksgiving 2008 in photos