Exceeding the gazillion-calorie boundary

Things I ate yesterday:
1. Turkey
2. Creamed potatoes with cream, cream cheese, butter and chives
3. Carrot and cheese soufle
4. Sweetcorn pudding (made with twice the butter, apparently)
5. Pumpkin pie (with cream)
6. Apple pie (with cream and ice cream)
7. Squash pie (with enough cream to forget it was squash)
8. Pecan and cranberry pie (with cream)
9. Pumpkin bread pudding
10. Pumpkin bread
11. Creamed onions
12. Chocolate chip cookies
13. Grapenut pudding (even afterwards still not clear what it was)
14. Shrimp
15. Cranberry and orange stuffing
16. Sage stuffing
17. Cranberry and walnut sauce
18. Brioche (with specially softened butter....)

Mix up with a few drinks and a very welcoming American family (we did grace and also had to write on cards what we were thankful for - these were read out by a top hat-wearing seven year-old at the end of the meal).

Then spent the evening in a friend's 'ski lodge' back porch with a few vats of red wine.

It's a fabulous holiday: just about getting together, no decorations, no fuss and no presents (I did sneak some to people that have been so sweet and accommodating: it's tricky to let go of the Christmas mentality).

I'm a convert, though never want to do the getting up at 6am to bake pies (the whole of America seems to do this).