Our First Thanksgiving

My cute apple votive holders!

The nosey kitty!

The aftermath...LOL!

Shhh...don't tell Josh I posted this pic!

Our cute little table! I was so excited to finally have an excuse to use our beautiful china!

Here it is...the difficult bird!


Well, due to our work schedules, Josh and I stayed in Grand Junction for Thanksgiving. It ended up being just the two of us, and we had tons of fun!! We spent the day hanging out, cooking, and watching movies...it really was a great day...with the exception of our turkey. Being newlyweds, we live in a humble apartment that has a very dated kitchen...I have 2 working burners (out of 4!), and a temperamental oven. But, we make it work...even though Josh lovingly refers to our house as "The Cave". Anyway, since the oven has a mind of it's own, our little 12.5 pound turkey didn't want to cook! We figured it would take 4 hours max...ha! 7 hours later and after countless frantic calls to my mom in California, we finally decided to risk it and eat the dang thing, even though the timer never popped. It was so good!! Even though we spent the day in The Cave, we had a wonderful Turkey Day with so much to be thankful for. As we finally sat down to eat, all I could think of is how grateful for this life that I have. I am so happy to be married to a wonderful man who loves me, I am grateful for our wonderful family, and for all the blessings our loving Heavenly Father gives us. It was a fantastic day!