well, i was supposed to write this up and post it a long time ago, but as it turns out i am in college and constantly busy! but, here it is! better late than never i always say! starting about 3 weeks before our thanksgiving break everyone starts asking everyone else what they are doing for thanksgiving. this semester i was staying in rexburg, because i am too poor to go home, and so was not sure what i was going to do for thanksgiving. once i told people this news i started getting offers all over the place of people i could stay with and things i could do. it was nice. it made me feel loved. i had a ton of offers to go to people in idaho falls' houses. offers from people in rexburg to have thanksgiving dinner with them. even a few offers from people to take me with them to utah, oregon, and washington. all in all, i had about a million options of things that i could do for thanksgiving day to choose from. as thanksgiving kept getting closer and closer people kept asking me what i was doing and i'd tell them i had options but hadn't decided yet. the more and more i thought about what i wanted to do i realized, nothing. i didn't want to do any of the things that had been offered to me. i wanted, more than all those things, to spend thanksgiving day, all alone, in my apartment. i know that this may sound depressing, but look at it from my view. i live in an apartment with 5 other girls. from the start of the semester to the end of the semester i never have a moment to myself. there is always someone around, always something to be doing. i wanted a day, where it was just me, in a quiet house, doing the things i wanted to do. so, that's what i did. it was fantastic and wonderful! i really did love it. i am naturally a very private person, i like quiet time, i like not having to talk to people constantly. i mean, i do enjoy people, and i love my roommates, and i love that i get to live with them. if i lived all alone all semester i would be completely bored! but, it was still nice to have a day with just me in my apartment. i made myself a delicious thanksgiving meal, i wasn't about to miss out on that part of the day! i had lemon pepper chicken, twice baked potato casserole, macaroni and cheese, steamed broccoli, rosemary bread with laughing cow cheese, and pumpkin pie for dessert. it was super delicious! my favorite was the twice baked potato casserole, it is definitely one of my favorite things, it isn't really a casserole, but thats just what i call it!
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| all the food, it took me days to finish |
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| my favorite! twice baked potato casserole :) |
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| the plate of food i ate for my thanksgiving dinner |
it was delicious and i loved it. i hope you all had a fantastic thanksgiving yourselves!
scripture of the day:
D&C 59:7 Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.
today i am thankful for:
* quiet time.
* having so many people who care about and love me.
* roommates and friends that i always have fun with!
* my family!!
* the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
* no snow! it's only snowed 4 times this semester so far, it is fantastic!
<3.
5 comments:
Maybe you can cook "Thanksgiving Dinner" for me while you are home. It looks pretty good. I'm glad you got to do just what you wanted to do on your holiday.
I nominate you to cook Christmas dinner at my house. As you know I went to Disneyland for Thanksgiving (so I wouldn't have to worry about what to cook that day). Do you have a recipe for your potato casserole? It looks yummy.
yes, well, no, i don't have a specific recipe, but i can mostly tell you how to do this. youll need:
about 7-8 large potatoes
2-3 cups shredded cheese (i use a lot because i like a lot)
a pack of bacon
16 oz sour cream (it may need more depending on the largeness of your potatoes, in idaho, i need more, we have VERY large potates)
1/2 stick melty butter (not melted, but squishy, easy to mix)
bake your potatoes (while they back cook up your bacon, you want it to be pretty crunchy). then when your potatoes are done baking cut them in half and spoon out their insides into a big bowl. crumble your bacon into a different bowl. (your potatoes don't need to be finely mashed, just leave them how they are when you spoon them out.) mix in sour cream, about half the cheese and about 3/4 of the bacon crumbles. stir together until well mixed. put into a casserole dish. put remaining cheese on top, sprinkle the last few crumbles over top and bake on 350 for about 20 minutes. then eat and enjoy the deliciousness you have created!! <3.
i forgot to say to mix the butter in with the sour cream and cheese and stuff. <3.
I'm so glad you had a GREAT Thanksgiving. I loved your choices of food. Looked yummy! I'm thankful for you and your sharing.
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