US and Aye

Hey everyone,

Your crazy kiwi is writing to you from Boston and my it's mighty cool here around 1-2 degrees, and for a kiwi that is cold especially after you've spent 9 months in Port Macquarie, Australia. London is getting colder to but we haven't been there for the past week.

Instead we've been dossing at my big sisters in Boston US and Aye, it's been such a great time here, today is me and Missy's final day. Our primary goal for the visit was to have thanks giving at Melissa's house because everyone raves about the event and of course to see my wonderful sister and it was all that and more. After that we cruised slowly around Boston and check out the major attractions and then in one great whirlwind we got to New York and back in day.

What a holiday it has been.

Thanks giving

We were spoilt beyond belief, thanks giving was divine. The day started off at 10am with Champagne and juice, followed shortly with croissants out of a can cooked in the oven and filled with Avacado, ham, tomato(peppered) and cheese. These tasty little treats tied me over because I was famished by 10:30 every with the booze.

To my surprise Mel cooked up another batch and it was just the four of us at this stage Mel, Matt, Missy and Jamie. Visitors started trickling in and drinking and eating, Kim arrived with a huge box and she was to handle all the appetizers.

I can't really give Kim's appetisers the attention to detail they require but there was a constant delivery of food from 2pm till 6pm and all of it was tasty. Meatballs, cranberry kinda spring roll thingies and I ended up with a cooked combination cheese/onion dip with crackers. I'm sure there was more judging by the size of my tummy but my memory has been erased :)

Melissa then came out with the main Turkey, gravy, Chicken, asparagus, sweet potato, oh my golly did she cook it with finesse and it sure did taste good. Everything on the plate just melted in your mouth, it all went from my plate so fast though I daren't have too much as there was desert and wine was being poured like it was going out of fashion. It was Mel and Matt's wedding present from Brent and the bottle was bigger than ManHatoon!

Melissa finished up delievering a cake, cheeky little cranberry sorbet and some Boston chocolates, as I write this my tummy is screaming for some more of that desert :) I don't think Melissa made the cake and it didn't really get touched that day. From all accounts Melissa's cooking is way better than you'll get in most places so why would you spoil it with something from a shop?

All and all the guests were very well behaved and the night was very social and apparently some of the normal thanks giving antics weren't uncovered. Me and Missy had a great time and we both had a great day, it will be tempting to come back again next year if I'm in this neck of the woods.

Boston - Thanks Giving