Thanksgiving Rolls

I was so excited because this year for Thanksgiving I was able to make rolls. Josh and I ate with his family (it was their turn) and so I volunteered to make some rolls. I was so excited because I was able to use my Kitchen Aid mixer for the first time EVER! I started them Wednesday night. I thought that they were going to be really simple but I should have read the recipe before deciding anything. I had seen my mom make them many times so I thought that I knew what to do. Apparently I didn't. I did the yeast part wrong. I guess that you are supposed to activate the yeast then add the ingredients to it. I activated the yeast and then mixed it in with the ingredients later. Not good, I know. I had a breakdown. It's a good thing Josh was home to help me. This is him kneading the dough. As well as the big blob of it. We had a lot of fun cleaning our very large mess when it was all over. After about an hour and a half my mom called to check up on me (she knew about the meltdown) as well as the rolls. I told her that the dough was kind of rising but slowly. She suggested to place it by the oven when it was on warm. That definitely helped a lot! After rolling them out and getting them ready I placed them in the freezer overnight. I then let them rise a second time (to unthaw and rise). They didn't rise much the second time but I decided to try baking them. They turned out good (despite all the issues). I was so happy. Josh's mom LOVED them and has deemed me the designated roll maker for every Thanksgiving. That made me really happy. We had a lot left over so I let her take some and we have a gallon-sized bag left here at home. It was my first time making them but they turned out great. I cannot wait to bake more things with my Kitchen Aid!