Thanksgiving: New York Style (part 1)

So as I shared previously, I had the amazing opportunity to go to NY for Thanksgiving.

Since my mother moved to Phoenix, I find myself less and less inclined to go to WI for Holidays.

She was always my stronghold.

Holidays are...Rough for me.

She was really the person that always got me through them.

So although I did miss my Grandma, Aunts, Uncle and cousins,

I can say that I truly had a spectacular Thanksgiving.

We arrived at Newark Airport around 7pm

rented a car

and began our trip to Lagrangeville, NY

with the boy's mother at the wheel.

Holy Moly.

What a ride!

It was highly entertaining to watch the dynamic between mother and son,

as this was my first time meeting his mother.

We pulled into a long driveway to the cutest big house I ever did see.

Just like the movies.

The house was massive, with antiques all around.

In fact, in every drawer of the bedroom I stayed, 

there were piles and piles of antique jewelry (YES. I snooped!)

Our host greeted us with:

"Well I didn't know you would need supper so I didn't prepare a whole meal!

But I ordered a Pizza.

I also have a whole roast chicken, macaroni salad, BBQ pork, deviled eggs, grapes, rolls, and ham.

If I had known, I would have cooked a meal, but this will just have to do"

...

So you can just imagine what the Thanksgiving dinner was like.

I'm pretty sure it would be quicker to list the food not present than list everything we had.

Simply Spectacular!

Thursday Morning:

The boy and I woke up and took a little exploring trip through their woods.

After that adventure, Our host's brother piled us in the car

 and drove us to The Appalachian Trail (which runs from Maine to Georgia!)

From there, we hiked about 3 miles total and crossed from NY to Connecticut, how neat!

I regret not taking pictures of the insane amounts of food,

but the truth is,

we were drinking a whole lot of delectable wine from the moment we arrived back from our hike

and I got caught up in the delicious food

and the hilarious company.

Upstate New York is simply stunning.

The people I spent time with were charming to the nth degree and I am so thankful for their kindness and generosity.

I have never felt so immediately at home with people I have never met before.

The rest is yet to come...