16: Thanksgiving Gratitude

This was our Thanksgiving meal.  Nothing fancy or big.
But in my view it was perfect.

My Thanksgiving day was amazing!  The break from school was very much needed and greatly appreciated.

Since most of my extended family members don't live anywhere near us, we usually invite family friends who are in the same situation for Thanksgiving dinner so we still have some sort of gathering.  However, this year, we decided we would just have Thanksgiving dinner as a family.  It was small, not stressful, and a great way to celebrate the holiday.

Our roast duck prepared turkey

This was our turkey.  We did not accidentally burn it, it is meant to be that way.  Instead of the typical way turkeys are usually prepared, we prepared this turkey like we would a roast duck.  If you have never had roast duck, you are missing out!  I will probably prepare every Thanksgiving turkey this way; that's how good it was!  My dad and I began preparing it the night before Thanksgiving.  It was a great opportunity to learn how to make something I love and to spend time with my dad.

Corn :) yellow and sweet

Corn.  Corn is just fabulous!  I love eating corn: on the cob, or in a plate like this :)  Nothing else needs to be said about corn.  I'm sure every single person had some sort of corn for Thanksgiving dinner.

I had a fabulous Thanksgiving.  I think the best part of Thanksgiving is that I got to spend time with the people I love the most: my family.  I'm so thankful for them and for all the love they show me.  In addition to that, I'm thankful for the opportunities I have to express my love for them.  I'm thankful to be living on the earth, to have a knowledge of the gospel and my purpose here, and for all the experiences am having in my life.  We didn't have a lot of people over for Thanksgiving dinner (nor did I have any pretzel salad: I still haven't tried it) but it was just perfect!