Friday, November 29, 2013

THANKFUL

Yesterday was one of the best Thanksgivings ever, despite it being my first as a widow.  It was busy and fun and delicious.  And for that I am thankful.


There were just five of us but the conversation never stopped.  Nor did the food!  None of us have family within 3,000 miles so we had that in common.  My gal pal is at the tail end of a relationship (that is not ending well).  My guy pal is just starting a dating relationship but the new woman did not invite him to join her plans.  We could have been a very morose crew, but we were not.  

Some of my brothers emailed and my sister texted and emailed.  She's so thoughtful.  She asked what my favorite Thanksgiving memory of him was!  It is/was that he ALWAYS invited those who did not have family nearby.  Since there were just the three of us, it was great to have a houseful to share our feast.  We usually talked about favorite family traditions or foods that MUST be included.  It was always fun.  

We often had to rent dishes (I hate paper plates).  The GREAT part about renting?  You don't have to wash them!!!  Just rinse and stack in their handy containers and return them the next day.


Leslie made FOUR kinds of pie!  We had island purple sweet potatoes with garlic and coconut milk.  Roasted brussels sprouts.  Green beans with crispy shallots.  The BEST stuffing EVER (and I am a stuffing connoisseur).  Even the turkey was spectacularly delicious.  

Yes.  I made the veggie tray above (I later added eyes!) and that is our turkey line up.

I am thankful.



2 comments:

  1. Veggie platter that looks like a turkey---how cleaver. I'm glad you all had a good time. I would image hosting holidays with people whose families are far away is quite common there on Maui. I've often said the anticipation of the holidays is worse than the actual day for recent widows. I know that is true for me.

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  2. My dear friend, I couldn't agree with you more, that is was one of the best Thanksgivings ever. I cannot remember one I enjoyed more--with our without family. Thank you for posting the photos above of our beautiful feast. I'm beginning to really understand that family is about who we choose, not necessarily who we are born to.
    Love, love, love! To You!

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