We had a lovely Thanksgiving day on Thursday, it felt very festive - so we're in a very Christmassy mood now.
We got up and watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on telly (it was a bit cold and grey outside, so it's just as well we didn't get up at 6am to get a good spot on the street), it was a totally different experience seeing it on telly. They have loads of performances out infront of Macy's while they're waiting for all the floats to reach 34th Street.
They had performances from a lot of the new Broadway shows, like Elf and Million Dollar Quartet, and lots of marching bands and the ROCKETTES! I have to say, the Rockettes were the best bit, but it was nothing compared to seeing them at Radio City!
Then all the floats starting coming down outside Macy's, they had some big celebrities on the floats this year, Kanye West, Gladys Night and Kylie! Although I don't think they really knew who Kylie was... the best bit of the whole parade had to be the finalé with Father Christmas. He looked just like Mr. Attenborough on Miracle on 34th Street, he had a lovely bushy white beard and a very well kept moustache and a big jiggly belly that he held when he said 'Ho, ho, ho!'... it was lovely and magical.
Then, after the parade we spent the whole day prepping and cooking our big feast! We had the lot, turkey, sausages wrapped in bacon, stuffing, roast vegetables, roast potatoes, sweet potato mash, roasted parsnips (we even had brocoli!)... and it worked, we actually managed to time it all right and eat at tea time... it was a mighty fine feast.
We cooked the turkey in an oven bag, which was a great success, it made the meat just fall off the bone - and it kept it moist... I think we'll be doing that again, maybe with something smaller though, like a chicken.
We watched Christmassy films on telly and fell asleep - just like Christmas! It was a really lovely day, it was just nice to be with each other and take our time cooking and have fun while we were doing it, we listened to the Rockettes's Christmas album and wished for snow, it felt like a little trail run for Christmas, and now neither of can wait for the real thing!
We got up and watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on telly (it was a bit cold and grey outside, so it's just as well we didn't get up at 6am to get a good spot on the street), it was a totally different experience seeing it on telly. They have loads of performances out infront of Macy's while they're waiting for all the floats to reach 34th Street.
They had performances from a lot of the new Broadway shows, like Elf and Million Dollar Quartet, and lots of marching bands and the ROCKETTES! I have to say, the Rockettes were the best bit, but it was nothing compared to seeing them at Radio City!
Then all the floats starting coming down outside Macy's, they had some big celebrities on the floats this year, Kanye West, Gladys Night and Kylie! Although I don't think they really knew who Kylie was... the best bit of the whole parade had to be the finalé with Father Christmas. He looked just like Mr. Attenborough on Miracle on 34th Street, he had a lovely bushy white beard and a very well kept moustache and a big jiggly belly that he held when he said 'Ho, ho, ho!'... it was lovely and magical.
Then, after the parade we spent the whole day prepping and cooking our big feast! We had the lot, turkey, sausages wrapped in bacon, stuffing, roast vegetables, roast potatoes, sweet potato mash, roasted parsnips (we even had brocoli!)... and it worked, we actually managed to time it all right and eat at tea time... it was a mighty fine feast.
We cooked the turkey in an oven bag, which was a great success, it made the meat just fall off the bone - and it kept it moist... I think we'll be doing that again, maybe with something smaller though, like a chicken.We watched Christmassy films on telly and fell asleep - just like Christmas! It was a really lovely day, it was just nice to be with each other and take our time cooking and have fun while we were doing it, we listened to the Rockettes's Christmas album and wished for snow, it felt like a little trail run for Christmas, and now neither of can wait for the real thing!
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