17 guests
26 Pounds of Turkey
12 hours of brining
4 second-degree burns on my hands from trying to get that damned turkey out of the roasting pan
7 sides dishes brought by guests
6 appetizers
2 kinds of pie (pumpkin and pecan)
21 potatoes peeled and cut for mashing
2 trips to the grocery store
8 times I cursed Safeway.com for ordering all my ingredients online and having it delivered incomplete thus requiring two trips to the grocery store because I was so pissed off I forgot stuff on the first trip.
7 calls to my dad for last minute items like the creamer, chicken broth, and extra serving spoons.
4 hours to clean the house before Thanksiving
3 hours to wash the dishes after Thanksgiving
1.5 hours a certain three year old got to stay up past his bedtime
4.5 hours of sleep before getting up at 3am to get ready for the 4am sales on Black Friday
2 meals I've already eaten with leftovers
364 days before we get to do it all again
