My family and I have celebrated Thanksgiving with a more traditional American meal for the past decade or so. My mom is in charge of the turkey and I'm in charge of the sides. I'm a big fan of Thanksgiving food in general . . . I love the cranberry sauce, yams, mashed potatoes, pies . . . I love it all. I even love the dish of kimchi at our table (kimchi is a good complement to turkey by the way - especially the dark meat). But this year my family and I are going out for Thanksgiving to a Korean-Chinese restaurant in LA we go to all the time. It's been an extremely busy and relationally full season and I just don't have it in me to cook this year. And I guess I'm not alone because I've noticed that there are way more pre-made Thanksgiving meals at the stores and a lot of restaurants advertising that they are open on Thanksgiving. I guess it's the sign of the times - people are busier, there are more single parent households than ever before, and the pace of life just seems so much quicker now.
Well, maybe next year my family will go back to making a turkey and all the fixings but this year I'm going to enjoy seeing my parents, brother and sister-in-law, and eating sweet and sour beef, garlic shrimp, and noodles in black bean sauce with pork. Mmmm . . . can't wait!
Also, here are some pics of inspiration from my old roommate's wedding this past weekend. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. L!
This gentleman found his way to our table.
Got to bring one of the floral arrangements home because I knew some people. My friend T. worked on the flowers. She's not a professional but you wouldn't have known that by looking at her arrangements. So pretty and well designed!
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