We had a fabulous Thanksgiving! We were invited to Peter and Melissa's house and were thrilled to have the opportunity to spend the day with friends.
Peter and Melissa live just a few miles from us out on the Town. They are just steps away from the Seawall. This is the view from their front balcony. It was great to see their house- we haven't seen any of the
off base housing before today. Melissa calls it a "pencil house"- very thin and tall. On the ground floor is a two car garage (drool!!) and a mud room. Up a flight of stairs to the living room/dining room/kitchen/bathroom. Up another flight of stairs to the master bedroom and a bedroom/den. Up yet another flight of stairs (yes, this house has LOTS of stairs!) which
takes you to two more bedrooms. Definitely "Western Style Housing" verses a traditional Japanese house. Mike had the honor of carving the turkeys. (yes, that's Matt being a goof in the back!)
Not sure how many people where there, but Peter and Melissa had lots of people coming and going all day. Everyone brought oh so much yummy food- especially Angie's mashed potatoes and Ray's gravy.
Lalon and Ray enjoyed the peach cobbler (with ice cream and whip cream, of course!)
Joe (and Melissa too) was nice enough to take our picture before we left. As you can see, it was a bit breezy out! Really felt like fall today- cool, breezy and a bit of rain.
We still plan on having our own Turkey Day- I have a 26 pound bird in the fridge defrosting. (and it is taking it's taking its time doing so...think I may resort to a sink full of cool water to get it going...) The Commissary didn't have a whole lot of choices- either a 25-26 pound Butterball or a 14 pound off brand turkey. Well, if I'm going through the trouble of cooking a turkey, might as well make it big!The boys are already planning on those turkey sandwiches with lots of cranberry sauce...
We had a great time too! I love the family picture, turned out really good!
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