A while back I mentioned that our dear friends Greg and Allison had hugely surprised us by moving back to Virginia, after we had said our tearful goodbyes to them upon their graduation from law school the previous May. They were a year older than us, so we had been preparing for them to leave us eventually.
They moved back to Illinois to be with their families...but now they were back!
We helped them move in and get settled in their new town of Salem. It was a cute little town with a fun main street, and...they kind of hated it.
Which brings me to the other thing I mentioned: that they are actually currently back in Illinois. They were actually only back in Virginia for 3 months before deciding to move home again.
I won't get into too many details, but the point is, they missed us and decided to spend our last fall semester closer to us. I can't really blame them!
As Thanksgiving was drawing closer, we decided to spend the holiday together! They didn't have family coming in and neither did we, so we headed out to Salem on Wednesday night. They got a babysitter and we went and saw Catching Fire!
It had come out the week before, and we had all patiently waited to see it together. It was actually really cold and snowy that night (I remember because on the way into the theater, Dusty grabbed a snowball from a car's bumper and pelted it into my hair), and it was so fun to all bundle up into the theater and see the movie! We had seen Hunger Games together when it came out (we even had a party), so it was perfect.
The movie was awesome, by the way, one of my favorite book-to-movie adaptations ever!
We spent the night at their place and in the morning, it was time to celebrate!
As Thanksgiving was drawing closer, we decided to spend the holiday together! They didn't have family coming in and neither did we, so we headed out to Salem on Wednesday night. They got a babysitter and we went and saw Catching Fire!
It had come out the week before, and we had all patiently waited to see it together. It was actually really cold and snowy that night (I remember because on the way into the theater, Dusty grabbed a snowball from a car's bumper and pelted it into my hair), and it was so fun to all bundle up into the theater and see the movie! We had seen Hunger Games together when it came out (we even had a party), so it was perfect.
The movie was awesome, by the way, one of my favorite book-to-movie adaptations ever!
We spent the night at their place and in the morning, it was time to celebrate!
Allison was a beast and actually made a full turkey, and it was gorgeous.
We watched Thanksgiving episodes of Friends, naturally, but mostly we ended up kind of centered in the kitchen (because it all smelled so darn good), helping and/or playing with their kids!
Once it was time to eat, we could all hardly control our glee.
Greg did the honors of carving the grand Turkey, and we all settled in for a long afternoon of eating, eating, eating.
Also, side note: they make super adorable children.
Herb and Butter Turkey (hand gutted by Lady Allison)
Jalapeno Cheddar Stuffing
Grilled Parmesan Red Potatoes
Pecan-crusted Sweet Potatoes
Cranberries
Crescent rolls
Chocolate Pecan Pie
I mean, slap my arse and call me Judy. What a feast!
It was the best.
The holidays are such an intimate time, really, and usually reserved for family.
For me, all jokes aside, if they came back for only 3 months and the only benefit was us being able to spend Thanksgiving together, then...I truly am incredibly thankful for that.
(They had also recently celebrated Aidan's birthday, so his banner was still up!)
Greg and Dusty battled over the wishbone, and after trying 2 or 3 times (it was still too greasy), they finally were able to break it!
Another Schanaker victory!!!
So so happy for that extra time and those memories!
Thanks again for your wonderful friendship, you cutie pies.
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