The Common Denominator

Oh, I don't even know if I have the words to describe today's festivities.  I laughed until I got teary so many times, I lost count.  We stuffed ourselves, stared at the food left over (hoping it would put itself away), watched football, played football, took pictures, played Bocce ball, played baseball, watched more football, did Jello shots, and battled for the turkey trophy.

I'm sure I'm forgetting things, but those were definitely some of the highlights.

This is truly my favorite time of year, and by far my favorite holiday.  I enjoy having my boys together and with my family and some of our friends.  I so appreciate their willingness to entertain my boys, who literally count down the days until they get to see them.  The great thing about the boys that I have...they are almost always entertaining.

Whether it's B on the pitcher's mound, mouthing "One more, one more, one more..." over and over to himself while I'm up to bat (causing me to step out of the batter's box 'cause I was laughing so hard), or N in a rousing rendition of "Paul Revere" with his aunt, uncle, and friends, we do a lot of laughing.

A. Lot.

Sadly, the Longhorns lost.  At first, we were just going to take Jello shots when they scored points...that quickly changed to, "Okay, so anytime the cannons go off..." to "Okay, this sucks.  Take a shot!"  So, what do you do after a painful Longhorn loss?

Battle for the turkey trophy, of course.  This year, we opted to put numbers in a bowl and draw.  I ended up with J.D. (my brother-in-law's roommate from college who's a ton of fun), and we played a brand new (5 years ago) trivia game for my dad's PS3.  It requires buzzers, so it's already super fun.

The teams:
Team 1: Katie & Stella
Team 2: David & Mom
Team 3: Mike & Dad
Team 4: Aubs & J.D.

N & B just wanted to push the buttons, so they bounced from team to team.  B got the buttons confiscated during a particularly heated round, when my sister yelled, "B, stop going rogue!"  Ahhh, I love my family.

We were triumphant the first round, but lost the next two.  We came back and won the fourth round and it all came down to round five: Mike & Dad vs. Aubs & J.D.

I am proud to announce that J.D. knew Vera Wang was famous for designing wedding dresses on his own (among other things), and we were victorious!  That's right...my turkey trophy is coming home, and my record remains perfect.

My sister said that I'm obviously the common denominator since I always win, and I'll take it.  Man, I love this holiday.

Also, we were already discussing next year.  Topics included: Turkey deli meat, tailgating, and going to the Texas Tech/Texas game on Thanksgiving next year.  Could you imagine?  That would be the most fun ever!

Tomorrow, we're going ice skating for B's birthday...which should be wildly entertaining.

I'll sum up today's festivities with one simple phrase: (picture Maury Povich voice...NOW!)

F'Shawn (Fish On! (Rivermonsters)) you are NOT the father of Vo-Dee-qua (Vodka)!

Aubs