Thanksgiving

We had our 4th Thanksgiving in Portland. Wow, I cannot believe how fast the years are rolling by. Our tradition is to host a Thanksgiving dinner at our home for all of our friends who are stuck in Portland, away from their families. This year we had 12 people to help eat our 26 lb turkey (OK, technically only 11 people since one was vegetarian). Needless to say, we had plenty of leftovers. It was great to spend time with our long-time friends, The Kerns (and Zoe), as well as with our newer friends from Emily's MBA program. It's also rewarding to see our different circles of friends mix and become friends with each other as well.
We were hoping for some potential excitement, since our good friend Courtney was in attendance and due to have her baby anytime (update: she gave birth on 11/28/11 to 8lb 15 oz Owen....congrats C&C!).

starting from L and going CW: Apu, Courtney, Charlie, Susan, Em, Alvin, Trami, Hiep, Deepak, Matt, Kristina

Thanksgiving would not be complete if the guys were not escaping the kitchen to watch football in the living room

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Thanksgiving. It is great to have such a wonderful group of friends!