Thanksgiving Rocks!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  I don't know when I really recognized that, but I remember writing about it as my favorite in 7th grade.  I have to be honest, I love food, and if Thanksgiving  isn't about food, then I don't know what is.  Oh yeah, it's nice to see family and friends, too.

So, after many years of doing different things for Thanksgiving, I think I finally have it all figured out.  Pay attention:  Valuable  advice follows.  First, I moved to a new city.  The only person I knew was my sister.  If you move about four months before the holiday, you have enough time to meet people and make some new friends.  Then, you sit back and wait.  Last weekend, I went back to Ohio.  Nate and Heather are going back to Africa in January, so this was the last opportunity we would all have to  be together for about  3 years.  Anyway, we had Thanksgiving Dinner last Sunday.  It was everything it should be.  Fifteen people around the table and enough food to last well into the week.  The only drawback to this scenario is the inability to bring the leftovers home.  I can't imagine they would travel well in carry-on luggage.

On Wednesday night, I went over to my new place, with the new roommates and some other friends,  where I had Thanksgiving Dinner again.  The drawback there was that I had to cut out early to work at UPS.  Thursday, Thanksgiving proper, I went into The City and had dinner with Kerry and her family.  She is part of my growth group from church.  Her family was so nice and welcoming.  It really was a nice time with them.  The view from their balcony was absolutely beautiful.

I'm looking forward to leftovers for the next couple days.  Revisiting Thanksgiving is never a problem for me.  So, in summary, if you like Thanksgiving as much as I do, there is a way to stretch it out over at least a week.  Except for the uncomfortably full feeling and the addition of 10 pounds, you will have no regrets!