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Our plans started out with immediate family only - Selene, three kids, and myself - but rapidly grew to become 11 in total. We therefore panicked, bought more food at the last minute, cooked like galley slaves, and ultimately ended up with four fewer guests than we'd understood we'd be having.

However, everything was *splendid*. We ate by the fireplace until we were fit to explode. Selene fell victim to turkey enzymes and wine, as witnessed by the pic below. When she awoke, we watched "Its a Wonderful Life" and ate dessert, topping our evening off with viewing of 80's music videos on VH1, and hot sex. Best Thanksgiving I'd had in years, actually.