A Hawaiian Thanksgiving

This was the first year Will and I have ever been away from family for Thanksgiving. I also had to work the day after Thanksgiving, so overall it just felt very different. However, we always make the best of what life gives us, so I worked to put together some tried and true recipes along with a few newbies to make a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner.

We started the day with breakfast, coffee, and the newspaper. I baked a pie and we talked on Facetime and Skype with our families.

Mixed-berry pie!

A little later in the day cooking began in full swing. Here's Will at the stove:


Many hours later, we ate!

After a big dinner we needed to get out and move a little. We went on a walk to a park near our house.


It was a very quiet Thanksgiving this year. Hopefully next year we'll have some visitors to celebrate with!

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