Give Thanks!

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Somehow, my mother always had a magical way of creating Thanksgiving dinner with what seemed like no more effort than any other meal she made for us. Now that I am starting to fill that role, I realize that even though my mom could pull off a Thanksgiving meal without breaking a sweat, it’s not an easy task. Jen and I have taken over preparing the Thanksgiving feast for our Erwin family. With a little planning we had a great spread and a lot of left overs!

With Thanksgiving comes tradition. Every year when we sit down together, we go around the table and share what we are thankful for. It is always a reminder of how truly blessed we are.
This year, Zack and I started a new tradition - the Great Pie Challenge! A few weeks ago, we decided that we would each make a chocolate meringue pie and winner take all (although all was merely bragging rights). Thursday, I slaved in the kitchen making my mom’s no-fail homemade crust with chocolate filling and meringue from scratch. Despite some minor set backs and lessons learned - (1) meringue should not be refrigerated; (2) it is difficult to travel 300+ miles with a meringue pie (and a dog) - I came out with the victory! To my benefit, Zack doesn’t exactly follow recipes and Paula Dean makes a mean pie!

The winning pie (before refrigeration and transport)

This weekend will be full of Melton Thanksgiving traditions! Mom, Melody, and I will be in Dallas for Black Friday shopping! Clay and Jeff have decided that they do not want to be in the same county when the Melton girls hit the street so they will be in Austin for the big game. Let’s home the Aggies come out on top and Clay comes back with bragging rights for the rest of the year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Amen and Pass the Butter,
Marcy