Yesterday my brother hosted my parents, Bo, and his sister for the big University of Georgia versus Georgia Tech football game. 
My brother is still finding his way through owning his first home and has really done miracles with the 60s ranch home he bought in Savannah.
I spent most of the time in the kitchen helping my brother with the food. He had quite the barbecue feast planned for us centered around the idea of barbecue three ways: baby back ribs, bratwurst, and a slow cooked Boston Butt! Bo and I rarely eat barbecue up in New York so it was a true treat to enjoy home cooked barbecue yesterday!
Other than the kitchen and his comfortable living room sofas, the pool room was the next most important room yesterday! We spent a few hours playing pool as a group, enjoying the great space and some delicious beverages including our favorite Georgia beer, Sweetwater 420.
My brother has a knack for finding amazing antiques. The mini bar he has in the pool room is an original piece from 1837!
The barbecue lunch and dinner were a mix of Thanksgiving leftovers, fresh sides, and mouth watering meat!
My brother put his new meat cleaver and cutting board to the test yesterday, during which time we both quickly learned that when chopping meat a heavy duty cutting board is a better fit. My favorite dish of the day were definitely the ribs, they were seasoned perfectly and the meat literally fell of the bone! Bo’s favorite was the barbecue butt, seasoned and slow cooked to a level of tenderness that was perfectly conducive to barbecue sandwiches when soaked in sweet Johnny Harris barbecue sauce.
After a late lunch and an easier than expected Georgia Dawg win, we headed out to the movie theatre for The Muppets Movie!
We all loved the movie even more than we expected! My parents were laughing the entire time while I was caught singing more than once! I highly recommend it for a fun evening out after a long day or a pick me up after a bad day. You can’t look at a Muppet and frown!
After the movie we enjoyed a few more rounds of pool and a fire in his huge fireplace, even though it was 60 degrees in Savannah!
It is so nice to have a fun place to hang out in Savannah complete with a fire place, big screen tv, fire pit, and pool table. I can tell that we’ll be hanging out at my brother’s more and more each trip home!
Question: During the holidays. how does your family most enjoy spending time together? Board games? Pool? Movies?
We really love going to the movies together. This is my first Thanksgiving that I haven’t gone to the movies in a long time. It’s just a family tradition to go to the movie on Thanksgiving and Christmas day.
The BBQ looks really good! We normally watch Christmas movies at home and play games.
Growing up we played tons of board games! Scattergories, rummycube and scrabble were the favorites.
Also, this post REALLY makes me want barbeque!
Those ribs look amazing!! My family spends time together by playing some board games or watching old family videos from when my sister and I were young.