I trust you all had a nice Thanksgiving. We did. Of course, I am a tad pooped and a wee bit disappointed I didn't place in the $100,000 Pyramid competition, but my partner was a little fuzzy from Vicadin for her hurty knee. Or not--I don't think she took any at that point. Ah, heck, it's our excuse and we're using it. Either way, we sorta sucked at the Pyramid this year. Bummer. Cousin Kelly and her husband, Ivan, killed it--or she was gonna kill him if they didn't win. Lucky for him--they did and he had a place to sleep last night.
Speaking of Ivan's--remember how we have two Ivan's in our family and I thought that odd? Yeah, well add another one--Em is dating an Ivan. Really??! THREE Ivan's in one family--is that weird or is it me? I can see "Bill" or "Mike" or "Steve", but Ivan??? And we are not Russian. Go figure.
So, after a few rounds of the Pyramid, we moved on to "Scene It - 80's edition", which was fun, except at that point Cousin Heather really did take her Vicadin and insisted on singing every single song mentioned in the game--which was a lot. And it wasn't pretty. Oh, she knew all the songs and the words--but the tune....well, it was sorta Vicadinish, if you know what I mean.
Either way--it was hilarious. And it was even more hilarious because she wouldn't answer the questions for her team, she would just sing the songs--which infuriated her team captain, Cousin Kelly. (note: it was only funny because she wasn't on my team at that point, because I would not think it funny either)
I often say that Joe has a "beige" family and I have a "colorful" one--I think you know why. We are loud. We are witty. We are funny. And we are competitive. Everyone is fair game--one misstep and you pay for it for the rest of the night. But in a loving kinda way.
So, I'm moving slowly today, coming down from all that food, competition, and fun. The worst part is that I don't have any leftover Twinkie Casserole to help me recover.
19 comments:
Sounds like a fun time..except for the twinkie casserole - whatever you do NEVER mention that concoction to my husband...a man who grew up on twinkies and pepsi with milk ..
I had never heard of a twinkie casserole before you mentioned it on your blog. Hey, your family time sounds wild and fun. Sorry you didn't do better in the Pyramid competition. Oh well, next year!
Everything comes in threes and Ivan is so much more interesting than John...don't you think. They could all be Juans you know.
Have a relaxing weekend!
Twinkie casserole?? Oh, that's just wrong.
I'd be hiding after y'all got done with me. Talk about a target sheesh.
I want to have Thanksgiving with your family!
I love playing games, but no one here wants to very much... I'm not so sure about Twinkie Casserole
Sounds like you had a fun Thanksgiving! It was way more exciting than ours plus we didn't have any Twinkie casserole!
Our family loves to play card games together. It can get pretty competitive, but everyone is still laughing and having a good time. Sorry you didn't win.
...meanwhile back at Casa Sweet Tooth, there is still a bit of white chocolate/pumpkin cheese cake left! *hehe*
Glad you had fun.
We must be burlap. Not Twinkie Casserole, but blueberry pie. No pyramids, just Apples to Apples, which Maggie won.
A twinkie casserole? OMG, I want to eat that right now, is that awful?
LOL, that is what you need for sure. Some of that Twinkie casserole. That would fix you right up. It sure sounds like you had a good time. Love the part about Cousin Heather singing. Too funny. Have a great week end.
the only thing about my Thanksgiving that resembles yours is the vicadin...lol
Mmm, Twinkie casserole. Sound delish. I saw a recipe recently for butterscotch krimpet bread pudding. Glad you had a happy Thanksgiving. :)
Grace--It sounds worse than it is. It is actually very good, believe it or not. The Twinkies just taste like white cake.
Terra--Yeah, I'm gonna have to practice for next year. I'd blame my partner, but I was just as bad as she was. Bummer.
Pricilla--It's just so weird! Who has an Ivan in their family??
Diana--Yeah/no. I'm trying to get Christmas stuff done before my toe surgery next week. Ugh.
Diane--Oh, no! It's GOOD!! And it's fun to bring places because the name just freaks everyone out!
Helene--Oh, but it's all in good fun. I think.
Daisy--And I think you would like it. AND they all like kitties too! In fact, there were 2 new kittens there! :D
Sharkey--Really?! We love games. We always play something and have a ton of fun. Twinkie Casserole sounds worse than it is. It is actually very good!
Beaded Tail--We always have fun playing some game or another. And we pick on each other and sing and get kinda loud and stuff. I think we scare newcomers!
Marilynne--I'm gonna practice for next year!
Vanilla--Dang! I'm coming over!
Chuck--I like Apples to Apples!! And blueberry pie! Next year, I'm coming over!
Tracy--Oh, it's KILLER! It's soooo good. Sweet, but good. :)
Marg--And she sang BAD. Oh, she knew the words, but the tune.....Ugh. :D
Ann--Oh no! I hope you are feeling better soon!
Jennifer--I'm not typically a desert gal, but Twinkie Casserole gets me. And I can only eat a small piece because it is so sweet.
That's a lot of Ivans, especially when I kind of consider one to be a lot. I don't think I've ever met an Ivan. I've never heard of Twinkie Casserole. It sounds very interesting.
Hilarious at the thought of your cousin singing her way through the game! At least she can blame it on the Vicodan.
We played Apples to Apples as a family and that was a hoot!
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