Turkey-Day Snapshots/ Mutterings

My sister Barbara came up with this whimsical assortment.

MRE's aka Meals Ready to Eat came up in dinner-table discussion at the Young Love's home last night.

There was definitely no need for MRE's at the feast prepared by Debbie, Willie, Debbie's mom Irene and other contributors.  

Twelve pies for ten people. 

  

I'm guessing that multiple pie varieties ruled at a lot of Thanksgiving gatherings yesterday, as one of this morning's Facebook posts posed the question:  which pie for breakfast?

I told my sisters before dinner that Irene knew how to put out the food.  

No need to take that back as she also brought along several varieties of salads, jellos, veggies, etc. 

Thank you, Irene, for spearheading a wonderful meal and a delightful gathering of your family and ours. 

A good time and, I'm sure, six figures worth of calories were had by all. 

We had justification for some of those calories after a Gonzaga contest against Oregon turned into the ultimate nail biter.  

No calories in fingernails (thus justifying the dinner afterward).

 I'm guessing that breathless intensity reigned in venues across the nation and around the world as ZAGS fans held their breath and maybe even a few eased their tension on a turkey drumstick as the game clock wound down to point 2 seconds before we could breathe easily once again, knowing that the ZAGS had won. 

In a matter of hours, we'll be in front of food and the TV again as they take on Michigan at the Atlantus Tourney championship in the Bahamas.  

GO, ZAGS!   

Irene and her son Chad

Shanta and her dad Don.  

Debbie and her brother Chad.

Willie, Laurie and Barbara

Meanwhile, off in Iceland . . . .

While we were feasting on all those delicious dishes in Colburn, Annie was feasting on the extensive beauty of Iceland where she is spending her Thanksgiving weekend.

Her holiday dinner consisted of a couple of pieces of leftover pizza, but she didn't mind because she was still digesting all the wonderful scenes from a day of geocaching and sight seeing across the country which has become a popular destination for travelers. 

Happily, she shared a nice assortment of photos, some of which you'll see below. 

We missed Annie, but we knew she was doing something she loves and sharing it with all her fans.  

This photo was taken this morning shortly before I posted.