where did you go for thanksgiving? [Archive]

ItsaHonda

11-18-2007, 06:51 PM

Anyone going out of town/state for Thanksgiving? Hope everyone has a safe trip!

I'll be leaving for Houston tomorrow morning for a family reunion/thanksgiving dinner at my sister's home in Kingwood. I hope to beat some of the holiday traffic by leaving a little early. Hopefully not everyone has the same idea. I'll spend tomorrow night and part of the day Tuesday in New Orleans and then drive on into Houston Tuesday night. I'll be returning home Sunday night.

Incase I don't have internet access in Houston, Happy Thanksgiving!

stevencrosbie

11-18-2007, 07:02 PM

Have a safe trip. I am way backed up at work, so I'm flying home on Wed.

Accordtx1

11-18-2007, 07:22 PM

Have a great trip... :) my grand parents live in Kingwood, and I have always liked it there.

We will not be traveling this year. :( although we should be going to Kingwood for Christmas.

Accordlover

11-18-2007, 07:52 PM

I already started the trip!

I woke at 4am Friday morning, drove to the airport and flew to Houston.

Went to dinner with family.

Then on Saturday I drove to Austin with a friend. Now I'm at my Dad's house in Belton Texas and I'll be driving back to Houston on Tuesday morning. My Mom is going to drive in from New Orleans. She and I are going to drive to Austin and then go Home on Sunday after thanks giving in Houston.

I'm going full circle! :lmao: Lots of road time this year!

Side note - I'm having fun with my step mother's 2007 Passat. It's a slick car! Too bad its a VW.

ItsaHonda

11-18-2007, 08:09 PM

Tyler, give me a call on my cell if you'd like to meet up for a little while in Houston. Same goes for anyone else who will be in the New Orleans/Houston area next week.

Accordlover

11-18-2007, 08:30 PM

Tyler, give me a call on my cell if you'd like to meet up for a little while in Houston. Same goes for anyone else who will be in the New Orleans/Houston area next week.

I'll see what I can do. I'm somewhat trying to take full advantage of this time with my grandmother right now during my time in Houston before she starts the nasty part of her breast cancer recovery; the chemo. Everyone is positive as is she, but I've seen what it can do to you and she's already so weak that I just don't know what's gonna happen. She and I are very close. :/

phoenix

11-18-2007, 08:56 PM

Western Mass down to southern CT. Easy one hour drive but leaving law school and going back to see the fam is like a whole other world. Can't wait!

ItsaHonda

11-19-2007, 05:53 AM

Ready to hit the road here in a little while after I load the car. The Accord has a long haul ahead of it.
I'll have internet access in New Orleans, so I will report back with the fuel economy.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum091.jpg

edwilson13185

11-19-2007, 06:27 AM

I'm just heading back to southern IL from St. Louis. I'll be leaving for that tonight and coming back here on Friday.

Happy Thanksgiving and safe travel to everyone.

princess

11-19-2007, 08:31 AM

Nope. They're coming here. :D

I don't even know how many I'm having to feed & house this year. :dunno: Oh well, a near 30 lb turkey & a huge ham should be enough to feed whatever numbers I end up with!

I have to go help with kindergarteners today & tomorrow, kids get out early on Wednesday, which will be when I mow the front lawn & makes pies. That night our son will arrive.... but most shouldn't be here until Thursday.

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!!!:wave:

stiller fan

11-19-2007, 08:34 AM

originally, i was supposed to drive home wednesday night for thanksgiving.

however, since i may have to work for a couple hours friday sometime, my mom and brother are going to fly out to philly instead, spending thanksgiving out there. :thmsup:

friday, they will be taking the TL off my hands.... thank God.... :lmao:

princess

11-19-2007, 10:28 AM

Well, then I guess you have something to be thankful for, eh, Stiller??!!:lmao:

psyshack

11-19-2007, 11:38 AM

All the family is coming to my house. Wife starts cooking tuesday. :)

stiller fan

11-19-2007, 12:38 PM

Well, then I guess you have something to be thankful for, eh, Stiller??!!:lmao:

very much so!!! :biggrin:

benjamming

11-19-2007, 12:55 PM

Nope. They're coming here. :D

I don't even know how many I'm having to feed & house this year. :dunno: Oh well, a near 30 lb turkey & a huge ham should be enough to feed whatever numbers I end up with!

Do you have a double oven? If so, would (2) 15# turkeys be better? Once they get over 15-20# does the taste not get worse? Do you brine the turkey? Very good for moistness & flavor (which is lacking in most supermarket birds).

RTexasF

11-19-2007, 01:06 PM

I'm traveling as far as the store to pick up our (precooked) meal for T-Day. My gal is still mending and I would be a better table dancer (EWWW!) than a chef!

stiller fan

11-19-2007, 01:09 PM

My gal is still mending and I would be a better table dancer (EWWW!) than a chef!

belly dancer??? :eek:

:worthless

:lmao:

benjamming

11-19-2007, 01:31 PM

No, this thread is worth much more w/o pics.

RTexasF,

No sir, anyone can make a mud pie.

princess

11-19-2007, 04:26 PM

I dunno.....I might like seeing rick belly dance!!:D

Yes, I have a double oven.... but I've been buying huge birds for nearly 30 years & so far the only time I had a dry one was when I decided to use one of those baking bags.

I season, no stuffing inside, & bake to temp with a foil tent. Simple. Easy as pie & the beeper tells me when it's done!:thmsup: Meanwhile there's the ham to cook, & all the other stuff to put together. I start the day before out of habit. With the double oven, I could do it in one VERY busy day.

I'm thinking about doing a chocolate roll. My prince will do the pumpkin roll & pumpkin pie. I'll do an apple pie & a cream pie of some sort. One or both of us will do some breads. My carbs rise just listing it all out!! The usual is both turkey & ham here, plus salmon. I thought about crab cakes.... but opted not to. :)

ItsaHonda

11-19-2007, 06:06 PM

I made it in safely without incident. The drive was just over 11 hours and I averaged 36 mpg. Had a nice trip, very little traffic and good weather.

princess

11-19-2007, 06:14 PM

:thmsup:

RTexasF

11-20-2007, 01:00 AM

belly dancer??? :eek:

:worthless

:lmao:

TOO much belly in fact!

RTexasF

11-20-2007, 01:02 AM

No, this thread is worth much more w/o pics.

Agreed. Too many would go blind.......intentionally.

Accordlover

11-20-2007, 11:08 AM

Well I just made it in from Austin back to Houston. Gonna be here for the holiday then thinking of driving back to Austin this weekend to visit some more people. The 8hr drive back to NOLA from Austin is much more of a pain than the 5hr drive from Houston... hmm. :dunno:

I'm driving the C240 while I'm in Houston, I've missed it! ;-)

Bowzer

11-20-2007, 12:50 PM

Agreed. Too many would go blind.......intentionally.

Ya'll pardon me for a minute while I go poke out my mind's eye...:paranoid:

princess

11-20-2007, 01:42 PM

It looks like our son is coming in on Wednesday! :D

The "feast" with Jarrison's class went well. I wonder what they'll be doing tomorrow....:dunno: Instead of 20 kids, they'll have 40. Both the AM & PM kids will be there.

ItsaHonda

11-21-2007, 06:17 AM

Well I just made it in from Austin back to Houston. >>>

I'm just about to leave for Houston from LaPlace. I'll have to detour as I-10 is apparently shut down somewhere between Baton Rouge and Lafayette. There was an explosion of some sort. I spent the day yesterday driving through Metairie and Kenner for the most part. Stopped in Royal Honda and bought a sunroof visor for the car. I did take a run to Bucktown and the Pontchatrain lakefront as well. Didn't even bother going downtown.

I'll upload the pictures when I get back to Orlando.

Accordlover

11-21-2007, 06:25 AM

princess

11-21-2007, 05:05 PM

I made 3 pies today.... pumpkin, apple & chocolate cream (layered white & fudge). Made the ambrosia.

Here's the apple pie::D

stiller fan

11-23-2007, 09:29 AM

just wondering, where did everyone go to visit for the holiday?

as for my family and myself, they flew out to philly, then i picked them up at philly INTL, then drove to NYC (times square) for dinner and pictures.... then drove back....

of course, i took my new car, to show off..... :banana:

i'll post a couple pics later if i'm not feeling too lazy from all the turkey..... :lmao:

stevel

11-23-2007, 09:34 AM

we stayed right here. had my mom's side of the family over....

Accordlover

11-23-2007, 09:39 AM

Hope it was a good holiday for everyone!

Just a few random pics.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r74/Accordlover_2006/PB220001.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r74/Accordlover_2006/PB220006.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r74/Accordlover_2006/Houston07014.jpg

Bouncnb

11-23-2007, 11:55 AM

I went to the couch with a full belly!!! LOL....
Did you go to the Macy's Thanksgiving parade? I went last year and the one before that. Its kinda fun.

ItsaHonda

11-25-2007, 05:51 PM

Hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving! I just got back in to New Orleans from Houston. I decided to spend another day in Texas. The detour was a bear! I probably should've used US-90 and bypassed I-10 alltogether. I-10 will be shut down until Decemeber 4th. What may have usually been a four hour trip turned into a seven hour drive. The weather was awful as well.

ItsaHonda

11-26-2007, 07:54 PM

2300 miles later I am finally back home. I've uploaded several various pics from the trip:

Late 70s/very early 80s Toyota Corona. I followed this car for about 100 miles:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum098.jpg

Royal Honda has undergone a complete renovation since the last time I've been here:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum102.jpg

The 96 Accord as it sits with 217,000 miles. The owner commutes from New Orleans to Baton Rouge for school. He said the car is running great and has never given him any problems in the last two years.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum104.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum106.jpg

Lake Pontchatrain lakefront:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum112.jpg

Welcome to Texas:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum121.jpg

ItsaHonda

11-26-2007, 08:07 PM

I drove through Bucktown near the Lakefront to see how much rebuilding had been done.

This was the house in Bucktown that I grew up in.

Before:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum175.jpg

After:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum111.jpg

Before:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum180-1.jpg
After:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/CarAlbum108.jpg

Accordlover

11-26-2007, 08:13 PM

I took US-90 instead of the Detour. So glad I did!

I took 90, to 316 back to 10. - Thanks to my little Magellan Maestro!

Your old Accord is lookin rough Alex! The tails are mis matched and the front looks awful! - What's the story?!

Urg. Royal Honda. :furious:

Side note - The opened 10 back up today!

ItsaHonda

11-26-2007, 08:49 PM

The tails are mis matched and the front looks awful! - What's the story?!>>>

The car got rear-ended and the body shop used OEM parts. They did call me to get the paint code, however. I'm not quite sure what happened to one of the exhaust tips. :dunno:

As for the front end, he rear-ended a BMW in Baton Rouge.