First, let me say that I totally forgot to take pics of my very first turkey! It slipped my mind. Oops. I will say that it turned out great!!! Brining was the way to go, and I’ll definitely do the Williams-Sonoma Apple & Spice brine again. Worth. Every. Penny! Carlos even raved about how juicy it was 5 days after Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving was a very busy day. I spent ALL day long cooking. Yeah, remind me to never do that again. Next year I’ll definitely bake the pies the night before, and prep what I can the night before. I was exhausted by the time dinner was over. I was almost too tired to have dessert. And for those of you that know me, you probably wouldn’t believe that! But I had a tiny sliver of each pie (sweet potato pie and apple pie) shortly before I passed out for the night in my bed.

Can y’all believe it’s DECEMBER already? Seriously?! Where has the time gone?

I want to leave you with a few pics of my kitty cat Myssy. He’s so silly. He lives a rough life, I tell ya!

Check out his eyes. Carlos is convinced he’s possessed! LOL