What would my life be like without the many students I have worked with?
From the kids at BSTA to the DC students I tutor to the kids I went to high school with who have never managed to grow up, I have discovered that you are never too old to learn something new from the most unexpected places.
May I meet many more of you and continue to be edified by your vast wisdom.
The food preparation has begun. Because my parents are visiting my little brother in Hawaii for Thanksgiving (it's a tough job, but they're selfless like that), I'm hosting Thanksgiving with my roommate. Two of her brothers, their families and a few friends are coming over, which means plenty of shopping and cooking.
Today I started on the turkey with a brine.
I also made that old Thanksgiving classic with a twist: cranberry sauce with a handful of blueberries and some orange zest.
This year I am making a bunch of traditional foods I have never made before, so we'll see how it all turns out.
This reminds me of one Thanksgiving up in Idaho when a couple of friends and I decided to get a fresh pumpkin and make a bunch of pumpkin-themed sides from scratch. Of course we did the traditional pumpkin pie, but we also made pumpkin bread, pumpkin butter, pumpkin cake, pumpkin roll and a couple other things. We had never made any of it before, but it was so much fun I think we convinced ourselves the food tasted better than it really did.
Good memories.
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