Monday, November 30, 2009

Thanksgiving in Chicago

...with Amy and Jamison. Here is their apartment building in Hyde Park:

Here is Kimbark Street:

and here is Amy at her job:

We bought grandkids' Christmas presents there, for 20% off. Her coworkers call her "Noorlander!" and she was worried about me taking her picture because they will tease her. She likes the job.

We ended up having Thanksgiving dinner--with Betsy, Brett, & Ethan and Jackie, Joel, & Blythe--at A&J's friends' larger apartment a few blocks away. We were so busy that day I didn't take any photos. Amy made cider-brined turkey, homemade dressing, gravy, walnut cranberry spinach salad, pumpkin pies, key lime pie, chocolate pecan pie, and cheesecake. John made the candied yams and mashed potatoes, and did a lot of the clean up. I made the mushrooms and green beans with shallots, and the dinner rolls, and Jackie brought cheese roll and crackers and veggies with dip. I think she did great coordinating a major dinner for nine (not counting the two babies) in two apartments several blocks apart. Yeay Amy!

2 comments:

Amy said...

Hurray for me! Except Dad not only did the yams and potatoes but the stuffing, gravy, and carved the turkey. And my salad was a candied pecan, bacon (except for those who didn't want bacon), avocado salad. It was so much fun and we miss you all!

Amy said...

Oh, and Mom you kept offering to do more but I just wanted you to sit on my couch and talk to me while I cooked.