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As Thanksgving approaches I have been working feverishly to get things in order. I absolutely love this holiday and usually go all out for it. I prepare food for days and make the biggest turkey I can find.
However, this year I work all week which limits the time I have to do much of anything. Of course with my extra visitors roaming freely I wasn’t very eager to whip up anything in the kitchen this week.
Instead we decided to go get a HoneyBaked Ham and prepare a few simple side dishes. It’s not what I really wanted or expected, but it’s better than nothing.
Last night we went to get the ham…. I was so excited because it’s been about 10 years since we’ve had one. It used to be tradition for us when we lived in Wisconsin to get one for Thanksgiving but the back woods of New Mexico didn’t have a store, so that ended that.
Anyway, the store was crowded and the workers looked crazy. They were bringing the hams up to people to inspect. It looked sooo odd. The couple next to us sent back 4-5 before selecting one that they liked. I mean really, its a HAM, not a child.
We kept the first one they offered to us and then proceeded to go into shock when we saw that 11 pounds of ham would cost us over $70. As we were paying it was declared that this would be the end of our relationship with HoneyBaked Ham. Sad but true.
Or maybe not. On the way home we stopped and got some napkins and drinks and ate ham all the way home. It was better than I remember…. so maybe next year we will get 4 pounds instead of 11.
What are you all doing for Thanksgiving?
