We didn't celebrate Thanksgiving in 2001. Aunt Elaine offered to get us turkey frozen microwave dinners and Danielle and I said no (Alex was on a talking strike at the time).
In 2000 my nana made Thanksgiving with my mother. Topher worked that morning and then brought two friends, a girl who let me play with her makeup, and a fire widow. My nana had some of her old people friends, and my mom had some random Russian girl (or somewhere in Eastern Europe) who had asked my mother for a job but settled for a friend in addition to some other random friends. Oh, and we had the Chinese guy who owned the corner store come too, because he didn't have anywhere else to go.
Topher said he would give Dani a dollar if she took the turkey out of the oven. She had the oven rack pulled out before somebody stopped her and yelled at him. Then Dani cried because she thought she wouldn't get her dollar.
Somebody brought Hawaiian biscuit things and Alex ate like four of them. We were allowed to eat pie the next day for breakfast. My nana wouldn't sit down until everyone had food on their plates.
This year we went to Josh's house. Alex made pumpkin cookies with me this morning to bring, and Danielle got flowers. Josh kept saying we didn't have to bring anything, but I don't think we could really walk in empty-handed.
We were sent home with some many leftovers that we won't be cooking any lunch or dinner until Monday, at the earliest.
2 comments:
I like hearing what your Thanksgiving was like in 2000. Sounds like you had an amazing family. I love that there was such an open door philosophy. And I'm really glad that this year was so much better than any Thanksgiving since then.
Thanksgiving Day is not exactly celebrated here, so I'm not aware of the so called 'normal' tradition. However, it's great that you're having something that's as good as anything pre-2001. Have a good day and take care always :)
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