Friday, December 23, 2011

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at the Leslie's is basically the same each year.  30+ people for a sit down dinner, black gravy, Irish music, and drinking are the static elements that never change.  Of course, each year we add a few new variables.  This year included the microwave breaking 10 minutes before everyone got there, and a brand new goal: Finish as much Tullamore Dew as we could. Mission Accomplished.  Most people talk about how much they ate, but I am proud to brag that between 6 of us, my family finished 2 full bottles of Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskeys.  The other lightweights in the family just stuck to beer or wine.

Things always start off nice...








                 Then, with the addition of booze, things rapidly disintegrate into madness. 
                 Why do all of our  family holidays end up looking like St. Patrick's Day?