Thanksgiving with the ShepAlders!

In the past few years, Josh and I have spent Thanksgiving with my family because we spend Christmas with Josh's family. However, this year my parents and my brother went to spend Thanksgiving with my sister in Texas, and my sister who lives in Eugene went to visit her husband's family in Utah. So Josh and I were on our own. We had also just been sick, so Josh and I spent Thanksgiving with just the two of us, but we still tried to have all the Thanksgiving foods that we love the most.

So I made white rolls FROM SCRATCH! It's the first time I did this, though I have been making various breads for the last month, so it wasn't such a huge feat. I was still proud of myself.

They were doubly yummy because they were homemade!

Josh loves stuffing, so he made that. Though, I hate stuffing, so I didn't eat it. Together we made mashed potatoes. Josh made gravy (from a mix), and we had ham. We didn't make turkey because there are just two of us and we can't eat a turkey, but we went down to Eugene on Friday and ate some of my friend Carissa's turkey.

I'm so proud of myself because nothing says "adult"
like being in charge of your own holidays!

We also got fancy and drank our DDP from the wine glasses Josh's aunt and uncle gave us when we got married. They actually gave us a little basket with fruit, grape juice, and wine glasses. Since we drove to San Francisco the day after our wedding, we ate the fruit on the way down. But I digress. . .

Josh, toasting to the fact that he was going to play NCAA football
on the PS3 with his friend Ray later that night

The best part of Thanksgiving was the next day when we drove down to Eugene because Josh made the infamous Ribbon Jello. When I first met Josh's extended family (Christmas 2006), someone made Ribbon Jello, and as soon as I tasted it, I knew I had to marry Josh. Well, okay, it wasn't quite like that, but it's really good stuff. Josh got the recipe from his mom and made the entire thing himself.

One part Jello, one part cream, all parts heavenly!

It's called "Ribbon" Jell0 because it's made from several different type of Jello and thinly layered so it looks like ribbons. I can't even describe how good it is. Maybe I'll talk him into making it more often.

A close-up of the layers.

We had a good time, though it was strange to be by ourselves since we're so used to chaos during holidays (I am the fourth child of six and Josh is the oldest of four with a HUGE extended family), so we probably won't be doing Thanksgiving alone again for awhile. The cats weren't very good company either, since they were all cranky and chasing each other around. Maybe they were just confused to see Josh and I in the kitchen for so long? :)