Thanksgiving Re-Cap

I wish I had a photo to show you what husby's Thanksgiving plate looked like (but my camera is broke).  Like I imagined, he was not a fan of most of the food on the table.  I cooked turkey, green bean casserole, stuffing, fresh cranberry sauce, rolls, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, apple pie, and pumpkin pie.  As we sat at the dinner table and filled our plates with yummy food - I look over at his and all I see is turkey and roasted potatoes.

I actually thought this might be all he'd try - which is why I had roasted AND mashed potatoes.  He hates mashed potatoes and usually won't eat them, but I know he likes roasted potatoes so I made sure to pop a batch in the oven.

Then, as my sister and I are pouring gravy all over our food, I offer him some.  Only to see that he has already squirted ketchup all over his turkey and potatoes.  Yup - his Thanksgiving dinner amounted to turkey and roasted potatoes topped with ketchup. 

I couldn't help but chuckle.

It was his first time eating turkey though and he seemed to like it.  Of course I mentioned that turkey makes you tired if you eat enough of it - and he used that excuse to fall asleep on the couch while I was washing the dishes.  And he used that same excuse the next two nights after leftovers too. 

And one thing that always amazes me is husby's ability to lick a bone clean.  He ate the turkey legs and somehow manages to literally leave ONLY bone...and he breaks little bones off to get the meat in between them.  It's an art really.  One day I'll have to take a picture because it is truly amazing how little he leaves on his plate.

I then got the lecture about how much food we waste here in America.  He is actually very appalled by how much food we throw out and I hate to tell him, but we don't throw that much food out.  Way less than the average person because I tend to freeze a lot to eat it at a later date.  He thought we cooked way too much food for Thanksgiving and said that I had to eat it all or I was just as wasteful as everyone else.  So, what did I have for dinner tonight?  The pasta skillet my sister cooked, on top of potatoes (because we still have tons of potatoes left).  Yup - it's all about combination.

Hubs is also slowing learning about the Americanized version of Christmas.  His had two thoughts:
1. People in the U.S. really like to celebrate Christmas (in Honduras it's just not that big of a holiday).
2. Christmas is VERY expensive.

Both very true statements.

I love my hubs and seeing things through his eyes.

Ok, gotta get back to beating him in Sorry!!!