A holiday in review

Well, Thanksgiving is over. All in all, it was a great Thanksgiving. The day started off with everyone going in a thousand directions, trying to get the food ready, the house clean, the table put together, the table cloths ironed, the ice made, the table set, and then we had to take shifts for getting ourselves cleaned and dressed. My brother TJ was the first to arrive, and then his girlfriend Theresa, and then TJ's best friend Chris, Chris's mother, and Chris's fiance Miki and her son Cameron. Chris and Miki are getting married the first weekend in December, and because I take such good pictures (which is news to me), I and maybe my sister or my mom will be the "photographers" for their wedding. But hey, I get to wear jeans - I hope - so it won't be that bad. And then Theresa asked me again about the bows I had made for Darren and Kim's wedding and asked if I were given similar materials, could I make her some bows? Sure!

So once everyone was here, we sat around the table in the meticulously planned seating arrangement. I sat next to Cameron, who let me know right off the bat that he was eight years old and that no, he didn't want anything to drink. We tucked into some excellent vittles just after that - Turkey, squash casserole, green bean casserole, sausage stuffing, oyster stuffing, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, sweet cream corn, black eyed peas, and homemade(by me!) rolls. And boy was it good! We then left the dinner table to walk around and let our food digest a bit, while my parents, being such gracious hosts, took care of the dishes. Then it was time for dessert: we had pumpkin pie, pumpkin cream cheese pie, layered mud pie, pecan pie, andes mint cookies, and pecan blondies.

And then after we ate until we couldn't eat another bite, we played games. We started with cranium, and ended with trivial pursuit. TJ, Theresa, Cameron, and I were all a team, so when we had to act out a charade or something similar, Cameron and I got to act it out together. That was very handy when we had to act out "kindergarten." I really like Cameron - even though he spilled icy cold water all over my lap and then wouldn't stop tickling me (I'm ticklish, I admit it) - he was really cute and very polite. And then when it was time to leave, he went around and gave everyone a handshake, and then I got a hug. I feel so special! It was a long day, but it was a day filled with family, good food, and close friends. When it finally ended, I was about to fall asleep at the table, but I clung on to awakeness for a bit more, and then at about eleven, I put down Ian Fleming and fell asleep. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and raid the left overs...