Thanksgiving Day 2009
Wow. Uploading these photos took FOREVER. Not having Ecto anymore is really throwing a wrench into my blogging career. 
Ok, enough complaining about stupid Ecto. Here’s my recap of Thanksgiving Day 2009! 
I started my Thanksgiving morning with an eggnog misto and a breakfast sandwich from Starbucks. I needed to eat something before the big feast, which wasn’t until 4 PM.
After a quick bite to eat, I went for a run around town. Mal and I grew up about 2 miles away from each other, so I ran from his parents’ house to my mom’s house and back. It was a little over 4.5 miles roundtrip.
After a quick shower, Mal, Murphy, and I drove to my grandparents’ house. We already had plans to eat Thanksgiving dinner with Mal’s family, but we wanted to pop in and say ‘hello’ to my family before they sat down to dinner.
Plus, everyone wanted to see us Murphy.
While at my grandparents’ house, I snacked on some grapes and cheese. My sister also poured me a small glass of cranberry-apple wine, but I didn’t really like it, so she ended up drinking mine.
My sis and me:
Family!
After visiting with my fam for about an hour, Mal and I headed to his parents’ house for Turkey Day dinner.
The dining table was so beautiful!
I loved the fancy dishes and serving pieces!
Before dinner, we had a delightful cocktail hour with drinks, snacks, and a roaring fire in the background.
During cocktail hour, I sipped on a glass of white wine and munched on some crackers and nuts.
And then it was time to EAT! 
Everything was delicious! I love Thanksgiving!!!
My plate:
I served myself a small portion of everything at the table. I also drank some red wine with dinner.
And, of course, I left room for dessert! 
Fresh whipped cream!
Dessert was awesome! Homemade pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream and vanilla ice cream. Total heaven!
I had a great Thanksgiving this year! I definitely splurged, but I didn’t leave the dinner table sick to my stomach. It was the perfect about of moderation and indulgence.
Stay tuned. There’s even more to come! Holy blogging!
Tags: Thanksgiving 2009
Food Makes Fun Fuel — November 28, 2009 @ 11:31 am
That’s awesome you got to see both sides of the family for Thanksgiving.
And fresh whipped cream has always impressed me; I bet it rocked!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is — November 28, 2009 @ 11:33 am
That chandelier is gorgeous! SO unique!
skinnyrunner — November 28, 2009 @ 11:39 am
the table setting and bar area are so pretty! and that food doesn’t look half bad either!
Tina — November 28, 2009 @ 11:41 am
Gorgeous table! Fresh flowers add so much to a room. The food all looks delicious. Especially dessert! Fresh whipped cream is the best
I’m glad you had a good time with your relatives!
Katy H. @ These Beautiful Feet — November 28, 2009 @ 11:47 am
Ecto isn’t working at all for you still? It’s been giving me issues, so I looked it up and figured out that uploading my pictures to Flickr caused it to be unable to post. Why are there so many issues?? Oh well! Sorry it’s not working for you!
But at least you had a fabulous Thanksgiving meal to make you feel much better. 
The food looks awesome. I love imagining all of us healthy living/food bloggers out there at the same time on Thanksgiving taking pictures of everything we ate, and the family wondering why cranberry sauce is so interesting that we should take a picture of it!
Lizzy — November 28, 2009 @ 11:49 am
everything looks beautiful!!!!! thanksgiving is always a time for great food!!!
Lindsey — November 28, 2009 @ 11:49 am
Love the furniture at your in-laws!
Melissa (Melissa Likes To Eat) — November 28, 2009 @ 11:52 am
MMmm….dessert looks yummy!! I did fresh whipped cream too for the cheesecake and bread pudding I made. Yum!
Karla — November 28, 2009 @ 11:56 am
It’s nice that both your families live nearby and you can see both! Looks like a great Thanksgiving!
Chelsea (Chelsea's Chew and Run Fun) — November 28, 2009 @ 11:58 am
Glad you had a good time with both families. That pie looks picture perfect and classic. I love that you enjoyed real home-made whipped cream with it. It’s the best. Move over, cool whip.
Linda — November 28, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
Wow, both of your families tables look fabulous yet cozy. I especially like how your grandmother set up the 5 tables for the large gathering. You are very lucky to have both sets of family so close. Thanks for sharing the pics.
Meg C. — November 28, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
your thanksgiving was a lot like mine – creamed onions and brigham’s vanilla ice cream on top of pie! true MA style.
Tasha - The Clean Eating Mama — November 28, 2009 @ 12:14 pm
Your photos are amazing! What a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Erin — November 28, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
Everything looks absolutely gorgeous! What a lovely meal.
Light Delight with Tou Tou — November 28, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
oh whoa! big feast! I love the table settings, very nice!
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans — November 28, 2009 @ 12:48 pm
What a beautiful day you guys had!
Estela @ Weekly Bite — November 28, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
What a beautiful presentation! Looks like a great Thanksgiving Dinner
Sam (Merit to the Carrot) — November 28, 2009 @ 1:18 pm
Looks like Tina had a marvelous Thanksgiving! I’m glad you enjoyed yourself
K — November 28, 2009 @ 1:18 pm
What a delicious gathering! The setting is gorgeous as well! I appreciate post despite the Ecto issues!!
Ameena — November 28, 2009 @ 1:25 pm
Everything looks delicious! Beautiful presentation as well.
Paige@ RunningAroundNormal — November 28, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
Happy Thanksgiving, Tina!
Amanda — November 28, 2009 @ 2:07 pm
I saw you running! I was leaving the Thanksgiving day football game, and I let you run across the street. I was like, where do I know that person??? And then it hit me…Carrots ‘n’ Cake!
Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run — November 28, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
Wowzers. That looks like a perfect pumpkin pie!
jenna — November 28, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
glad you had a great thanksgiving!
jenna
Carolyn — November 28, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Looks like you had a wonderful holiday!!
Cynthia (It All Changes) — November 28, 2009 @ 3:39 pm
Those glasses are beautiful. I love cut glassware.
I love that you got in a nice run before the festivities. I know I felt better with a morning run too.
Sarah — November 28, 2009 @ 5:20 pm
Looks like you had a lovely balanced Thanksgiving! It is always a good feeling to enjoy yourself without going overboard. Love the pics
Lesley Lifting Life — November 28, 2009 @ 5:47 pm
Gorgeous table settings : ) and delicious looking pie!
Kelly — November 28, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
The wine turned turkey is awesome, especially because it’s my favorite kind of Nashoba Wine!
Kelly — November 28, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
The wine turned turkey is awesome, especially because it’s my favorite kind of Nashoba Wine!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg — November 28, 2009 @ 5:55 pm
Great post! I love those serving spoons! (random)
Hope you get your fast blogging back soon
Kara — November 28, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
Beautiful Thanksgiving! So glad you had a nice one
Jordan @ Salt Sweat Sugar — November 28, 2009 @ 6:40 pm
I love going to formal Thanksgiving dinners! I can’t wait to buy a house and have enough room to host my own. That’s something I’ve been looking forward to my whole life.
Meggilizz — November 28, 2009 @ 6:42 pm
Everything look FABULOUS!!!!!!! I love the flower centerpiece, my mom always has something nice like that too. AND we have the same silver serving pieces with the fruits on them!!!!!!!!!
Kelly Bruneman — November 28, 2009 @ 6:51 pm
Oh my goodness…your Thanksgiving looked like a million dollars!! What a fun family you and Mal have!
alison — November 28, 2009 @ 7:25 pm
great job exercising portion control at dinner. your plate looked delicious. such pretty pictures!
maria — November 28, 2009 @ 7:34 pm
Good job with your portions on the plate. I don’t know that I would have been that controlled.
Cute bottle turkey and I want that pumpkin pie!!!
Jasmine (Sweet and Fit) — November 28, 2009 @ 9:27 pm
your thanksgiving feast looks amazing! I love the place setting and the fancy serving-ware – that butter dish is too cute!