Island Feast

Travel

We’re having an amazing time here on the island. It’s chilly, but the clear blue sunny skies make up for it.

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A margarita kicked off the vacation and then we spent most of Wednesday afternoon catching up and showing Matt’s family around the island.

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Of course, we visited the wedding chapel. It’s so cute!

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And we enjoyed our Thanksgiving feast at the reception site!!

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There was Beach House red to start and then tons of family-style Thanksgiving regulars, some with unique twists.

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Like the sweet potatoes, which had apples and cranberries mixed in. I loved it, but I can see how some might think it was too sweet…
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Almost everything I tried was delicious, but the family serving style meant some things were on the cold side:(

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I only had two plates so that I could eat two pieces of pie!

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There were four choices, and since I couldn’t decide, I had a piece of pumpkin and a piece of bourbon pecan – the pecan was probably my favorite thing at Thanksgiving dinner.

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With full stomachs, there wasn’t much else to do other than enjoy each other’s company while watching football and drinking wine. It was perfect and I feel very thankful.
See ya back in Durham.

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  • Kath
    November 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Looked delicious!!

  • Tracey
    November 24, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    Laura, what a beautiful Thanksgiving! This makes me want to go away somewhere next year. Making the dinner can be so stressful, but this looks perfectly relaxing and lovely.

  • Susan
    November 25, 2012 at 9:52 am

    What a gorgeous site for a wedding! Your Thanksgiving feast looked delicious. So nice that you all could be together.