I'm Thankful for Fried Turkey

I know Thanksgiving is over and this is a little late but there is always time to be Thankful!

- I am so thankful for my wonderful husband who always supports me and loves me even during my moments when I'm un-loveable (I don't think that's a word so I'm thankful I have the freedom to make up my own words).
- I'm thankful for my fantastic family who always make me laugh when we are together. I don't think there has ever been a time that we have been together and not laughed.
- I'm thankful to have a job that allows me to support John and I while he finishes school, which leads me to being thankful for John graduating in less than a month!
- I'm thankful for my friends that have encouraged me and been there for me in times of need.
- And most of all I'm thankful that God has Blessed me with these people and the opportunities to love and be loved.

But this Thanksgiving I have a new item to add to my "Thankful List:"

I'm Thankful for Fried Turkey...

This year for Thanksgiving my family decided to fry, not one but TWO turkeys! We've never even fried a turkey before so why not just go ahead and fry up two. Or as we saw it... a back-up in case the first one blew up or something...

Surprisingly, the turkeys turned out pretty tasty. Two was probably a little over kill but so were the 6 dishes of sides and 4 different desserts to feed an army of....oh, you know, 12 people.

(Of course, John and I started getting our turkey ready and making our side dishes at midnight on Thanksgiving day...procrastination at its finest!)

Here's how it turned out... 

Note the precious turkey just chillin on the driveway while the grease gets hot. The only thought that keeps coming to mind is, "You know you're a redneck when..."

      To the right of John is a basketball goal. We were hoping the first turkey would shoot out of the fryer and go through the hoop...that didn't work out!

Turkey #1 and Turkey #2 - Do not be alarmed, Turkey #2 did not have to surrender it's wings and legs to the pot of hot grease. It came without any which is why it looks a little strange, and you can see why it was the back up turkey. A wingless/legless turkey with metal rods coming out of its ends is not exactly the picturesque Thanksgiving Turkey I have always envisioned but it sure was some good eatin! ~ Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

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