Thanksgiving

This was the first turkeyday where Nikki and I (but mostly Nikki) attempted to cook for other people. All in all, it was a great success with something like 14 different dishes (including desserts) and Nikki adding at least 7 of her own creations (sweet potatoes topped with carmelized walnuts and 'mellows, potatoes au gratin with gouda and manchego cheese, mexican stuffing with chorizo...). We had the actual meal at Jeff Glenn's house with his parents as well as my cousin Christian and his girlfriend Meredith. Jeff cooked the turkey and his mom made some great pie and cranberry sauce. We even made our own gravy after a quick call to my parents and Aunt Johanna to figure out how to do it (minus the giblets this time, but maybe in the future...). During our digestion period before dessert, we busted out the board games for a bit of trivial pursuit and scategories. Christian challenged everyone else to a game of trivial pursuit and almost won! Also, it happened to be Jeff's birthday, so we got to surprise him with a super chocolate cake!

Chris and Meredith were around for the weekend, so we saw what Boston has to offer - candlepin bowling, the USS Constitution, Bunker Hill, the Cheers bar, and of course, the Harpoon Brewery tour! We also fit in time to see crazy fans outside the Bruins hockey game and a car lighting on fire outside the museum of modern art! Check out the jumping skills below! I've posted more pics from the weekend at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31445205@N02/sets/