Thanksgiving is this Thursday. Most people I know are looking forward to
Football, Family and Food. Not at our house though. We had our Thanksgiving about a week ago. Since our version of the family is a quite large extended family, we celebrate before Turkey Day. It just works out better that way. There is time to catch up with cousins, Aunts and Uncles and enjoy being together as a family. Thanksgiving is not a day; but the coming together of our family to celebrate the love and togetherness we share.
Our menu includes the traditional Thanksgiving fare; but with an Italian flavor. Thanksgiving would not be Thanksgiving at our house without homemade wedding soup and a few other Italian specialties. The desert table was a smorgasbord of homemade treats.
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| Ben tasting a little whipped cream. |
The youngest kids were happy because this year we were blessed with a beautiful autumn day. So, we set up the jumpy in the backyard.
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| Aubrey enjoys the jumpy. |
Yes, the football game was on the T.V.; but no one seemed to be watching it. Later on that evening the board games came out. There is nothing like a multi generational game of Scattergories.
The day ended as it usually does, with some of us gathering on the back porch sharing memories of passed Thanksgiving and making plans for next year.
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| My cousin Joe, his daughter, Nikki, and her daughter Mattie. |
Wishing everyone a Blessed Thanksgiving.
