Thanksgiving

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Happy (late) Thanksgiving to you all! I hope your holidays have begun with delicious turkey and wacky but lovable family antics.  Wil, John IV, and I went down to St Joseph to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Tushauses and Duckworths this year! Wil's parents live on a river bluff with some great land and spectacular views, so we spent much of our time walking through the woods and burning brush piles. It was even in the 60s Fahrenheit our last full day there! Pretty good for the end of November.

Wild turkeys pecking some Thanksgiving corn outside the house. We did not eat one of these on Thanksgiving, although we did eat a turkey that got to roam free and enjoy his life!
Naturally, we made a trip to Kansas City for some culture and delicious food! We watched the Mizzou game and toured the Thomas Hart Benton house while we were there. Thomas Hart Benton was an American artist in the early- to mid-20th century, and is one of three well-known Midwestern "Regionalist" painters. His work has a characteristic style (see here), and I really like it because he used his art to tell interesting stories. His family's house in Kansas City is preserved just the way it was when he and his wife died in 1975. It's a great tour if you're ever in KC! We ended the night with the new Mockingjay movie and some delicious pizza...although our eyes were a little bigger than our stomachs!

The largest pizza I've ever seen or helped eat.
We caught the yearly Auburn-Alabama game at Buffalo Wild Wings. Auburn lost (booooo) but it was a great game!

Quality family time with the siblings and that incredible beard.
And of course we had to stock up on beer from Kansas City's own Boulevard Brewery. They don't ship to Wisconsin because apparently their bottling and shipping can't keep up with this state's consumption! Luckily we know some people.

I think this will last us (Wil, me, John, and some friends) for a while.
Then back to Madison we came. We love it here, but can't wait to see the Santeius and Powasers at Christmas!

My 13th floor office has some truly spectacular views.
Our homemade Advent calendar from Lynn. Happy Advent!

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