My first store bought turkey

I think everyone has known someone who has done the same thing?  Right? I  hope so because I felt so stupid and I don’t like being alone….lol

The first year I was married we were really broke as most newlyweds are and could not afford to go home for Thanksgiving.  I was also very excited as this was my first Thanksgiving dinner cooked all by me…I was really going to impress my husband and have a romantic dinner just for two.

I went to the store and got all the fixings. I was making everything from scratch like we did at the farm.  All I could find was a frozen turkey; you have to order a fresh one before hand. First lesson learned.  I took my prize home and set it out to defrost. So glad I got it early enough I could defrost it.  My mom worked at a grocery store and always did the shopping and our turkey was fresh.

The turkey defrosted and I was ticked because I did not have any giblets. How do you make giblet gravy when they don’t give you any giblets? I don’t even know how to make turkey gravy without giblets so I guess it is going to have to be good ole white sauce gravy.

I made my stuffing and got mad because there was not enough room inside to put hardly any stuffing. My turkey was still a little frozen inside so they were stuck and not loose in there. 

I finally got my turkey stuff and in the oven. This day was not working at all like my dreams were but dinner was finally done. We set down at the table, carved the turkey and stated filling our plates. 

My husband started digging out the dressing to put in a bowl and out comes this slimy stinking stuff. Yep, the plastic wrap that was around the missing giblets in the cavity. He then goes to the neck to get the dressing there, yep the plastic bag around the neck.  I am in tears but he just laughs and said, the turkey is still good, come on lets eat.  It almost would have been better if he was upset. He was so nice it made it worse. I felt like a heal but soon we were both laughing and having a good Thanksgiving. I remembered what Thanksgiving is really about and it isn’t turkey.  Oh course now most of them are wrapped in paper which is not near as bad as plastic.

So as Thanksgiving nears remember what it is truly about. The mistakes will turn to humor though the years and become a wonderful fun Thanksgiving memory but I am sure glad it isn’t a Thanksgiving tradition…lol

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