Yesterday was a typical Thanksgiving, for the most part. I’m nowhere near my family and Husband and I did not fight while making dinner. We didn’t even make dinner, we went out. Other than that, a typical Thanksgiving.
I got up, putzed around, watched lifetime movies, ate stuff I shouldn’t. Husband got up, started a fire in the fire pit to burn the branch bits from the yard, while I raked leaves. We got showered and dressed for dinner out at a fancy but casual stake house where we both ate the thanksgiving meal. Our waiter let us know Bo from Dukes of Hazard was eating “with us” and so we ogled him on the way out. Came home, face timed with my family, decided we were too full and wimpy to go to a party. Were about to get into our comfies and then this happened: TEXT FROM THE NEIGHBOR: Are y’ all home? We are re-enacting the first thanksgiving and need a photographer. Could one of ya come take a photo? TEXT FROM ME: Yup! Right over! TEXT FROM THE NEIGHBOR: Thx Don’t be scared. We rushed over – well I rushed, Husband meandered – and found the most wonderful thing in the world. Our neighbors and their family dressed as pilgrims and Indians. All of them – from grandpa in his tighty whiteys and a ‘loin cloth’ front and grandma in her best pilgrim black and white to the four month old in a brown onesy with a large feathered tail pined to her diapered behind sitting on a silver platter. Husband was in charge of the cameras. I did not, could not even attempt to take a picture. I was laughing too hard at the wonderful display to hold my hand steady. At one point, the ‘turkey’ even prayed – or shoved her fingers into her mouth as she tried to chew them - whatever. It was an awesome display of what family commitment and lots of booze can do I wonder what they do for Christmas. I hope we get an invite to photograph that!
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Theresa
11/29/2013 01:11:41 pm
Please BEG the neighbours to allow you to share pics! Please!
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ej
12/1/2013 07:12:46 am
Pic posted!
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Pete
11/29/2013 06:51:53 pm
Yeah, I want to see grandpa in his loin cloth underpants.
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ej
12/1/2013 07:14:02 am
Ask and you shall receive - well, not a pic of the undies but look at that turkey!
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Pete
12/3/2013 11:30:12 pm
They look quite insane. Perfect neighbours!
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