Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Good morning crew,

I feel a little guilty. Since my wife's parents have nobody but themselves at home anymore they announced a few weeks ago that they were going to skip cooking and just go out for Thanksgiving dinner.

I suggested to the wife that since they were by themselves, we should host our very first Thanksgiving and have her parents over. Since there would only be the four of us our condo should provide plenty of room and accommodations.

But as plans began to form concerns started to pop up. For one; my father-in-law is a smoker, and while I indulge in the occasional cigar I do not smoke inside the apartment. So he felt a bit apprehensive about having to sneak outside every time he wants a smoke.

Then there were a few questions concerning my methods of preparation. I like to be experimental; doing things like brining my turkey for eight hours and making oyster stuffing with sage and celery and giblet gravy with mushrooms.

The in-laws like to make mashed potatoes from a box.

So they were a little skeptical about the meal itself. When all was said and done they decided to cook after all and just invited us over to their house.

So inadvertently and unintentionally I completely ruined their plans for a nice, quiet, relaxing evening by themselves, enjoying a pleasant and intimate dinner out, and gave them instead a long, exhausting day of work at home.

I'm sure they love me.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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