They say that the level of Triptophan (the chemical in turkey that supposedly makes you sleepy) is most likely so minuscule, it is probably not the culprit for after T-Day drowsiness. I have a feeling it is a mixture of these:* Drinking a LOT of wine/bloody mary goodness over the HOURS it takes to cook the dang thing.
* Emotional drainage of being around loved ones you probably don't see but a few times a year.
* Eating WAY too much in one day (experts assert around 3,000 - 6,000 calories...woah)
* Did I mention wine?
So I thought it would be fun to draw up a little game of charades after the meal to give us at least an hour more of fun family togetherness before everybody conked. Here's whatcha do!
1.) Gather cardboard boxes and spray paint from Hobby Lobby. Cross your fingers it is not a windy day. My mother thought a spray paint the color of the cardboard would be a fancy fit.... Haha.
2.) Peruse the scrapbook isle of Hobby Lobby, or find little tinkery things at a flea market or Good Will. Little things that reflect the likes/personality of the recipient speak volumes to the receiver. It's a nice, personal touch. Here, I just got it crunk with T-Day cutouts. Bag-o-Thanksgiving: $4.00
*I used my super duper typewriting stamps for the names (stamp isle Hobby Lobby)
3.) With your typewriter stamp, stamp out charade subjects to fill the boxes with. I find the new full body scanning procedure at your local airport to be quite the fun topic for after dinner conversation. Cut/tear them out and roll them up so they have to go through great lengths to cheat.
4.) For the little ones who have yet to learn how to read, the cut-outs make for great charade topics.
Happy Thanksgiving!
