Thanksgiving in North Carolina
Thirty-three for dinner! Not your typical little family dinner. No we have a pretty special Thanksgiving dinner. And this year was more than special for me.On Thursday, we gathered for dinner at the Sunset Inn at Lake Junaluska. What a great time for me to see everyone. Of course, it’s that for all of us every year, but this was extra special since it was my first time to see most everyone since going to China six months ago.
And it was most everyone! We’ve done this for years now. All the families of my mother’s sisters gather for Thanksgiving together. We used to do it at the old family home where my aunt Peggy now lives. But as the family has grown, it just got to be too many people. Cousin Cindy contracted the Sunset Inn overlooking Lake Junaluska, and now Melody welcomes us every year there for a feast that leaves no one hungry.
Only my sister, Anna, and her kids didn’t make it this year. Oh yea, cousin Annie couldn’t make it either. But the rest of the clan was there. There were seven young boys in the group. Brian kept them occupied with a game of football in the cool autumn air out back of the inn. Aunt Peggy led the annual ritual of recognizing the seven November birthdays. BTW, thanks for always celebrating my birthday every year like this.
It was a truly "Norman Rockwell” event. As always, a great family get together with all the trimmings of turkey and dressing. Happy Thanksgiving!
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posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 5:18 PM
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