The view from here: A Mike and Bean Thanksgiving

Here are pictures from our feast.  It was more than enough food for the two of us.

I didn't think it was possible to fit so many marshmallows on top of that little casserole dish but Mike was determined.

Look!  I'm domesticated. :)

A Mike and Bean Thanksgiving

Mike and I just celebrated our first Thanksgiving dinner as a married couple. We had planned on spending it with my family but ended up running to the grocery store on Tuesday to buy all the fixings for a "traditional" Thanksgiving meal.

I cried (a little). This was my first Thanksgiving spent without seeing my family. I won't get into all the emotions I felt; too messy. I missed them. And the food. But I received an unexpected gift: a free pass to spend Thanksgiving however I wanted. With Mike.

We woke up Thursday morning and realized we had forgotten to thaw our bird. Since we didn't want to wait 10 hours to eat, we ran to Ralph's to purchase turkey breasts. Beginner's mistake. Let's just say we'll be eating turkey for Christmas, too.


Thankfully, we had no other debacles that day and we did get to eat:


So our table is set incorrectly. Let's just say it was all part of a very Mike and Bean Thanksgiving. :) We spent the day in our pajamas watching football, the National Dog Show, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade (my first time watching it!), The Incredibles, and of course, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

P.S. I realize Mike looks like he's flipping me off in the picture but he's really crossing his fingers. :)