I'm ashamed to say that I don't even have a picture of us from our Thanksgiving festivities. I left my camera, which is a rarity, at home. Regardless, the memories are still just as personal and sentimental.
Wednesday night, I had my parents, Tiffany and her family over for our traditional Taco Thanksgiving. As you will read, I am an advocate for non-traditional food at traditional holidays. We had a great time enjoying each other's company as the "little ones" played.
We left about 9:00 Thursday morning heading to eat with JB's grandparents, Granny and Grandaddy. We always meet them at their closest Cracker Barrel for Thanksgiving lunch. This is actually rather nice. There is no rush and stress in fixing a huge meal of turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, and all other fixing that we feel are a necessity in order to have a successful Thanksgiving meal. We actually walked in, waited about 5 minutes and were then seated to eat. The food was good and the fellowship was better. There is no cleaning up afterwards and wondering what to do with the leftovers that eventually get thrown out. We then went to Granny and Grandaddy's house and spent most of the afternoon. The boys wore GiGi out as she usually spends every moment they are awake playing with them. After our visit with them, we left for Nonna's.
We actually rode around for awhile to allow the boys a power nap since they did not take one at Granny and Grandaddy's. We arrived at Nonna's about 5:30 and was greeted with hugs from JB's extended family that we usually only see about 2 to 3 times a year. Some of the men were hunting and didn't arrive until about 7:00. The traditional meal at Nonna's is soup, chili, and sandwiches. Again, I love this tradition. I guess since I grew up eating the traditional meal, I got a little burned out and enjoy the non-traditional meals. We left Nonna's at 9:00 which made for a long ride home. We didn't get home until midnight.
The next morning the boys and I got up and headed to my grandmother's, Mammaw. We visited there for most of the afternoon and returned to my parents about 6. The boys took a nap on the way home. I must admit by this time, I was exhausted. My parents, the boys and I went out to eat Friday night to avoid the clean up that comes along with eating at home. Lazy? You bet, especially by this time. I don't mind admitting it...the easiest way out. Sometimes it pays to "pay" for convenience.
JB left Friday morning heading back to his family for a weekend of hunting. He didn't kill one deer but enjoyed his visit, regardless, with the exception of seeing the Tide get rolled on by the Auburn Tigers. Sorry for the loss to my Tide family.
I have to add, Go Dawgs!
Until next time, I hope those who Gobbled til you Wobbled had a great Thanksgiving, HB
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