Happy Thanksgiving - 2003

by Nick Coons
Nov 27, 2003

Today was a day with the family. All of us gathered around one large wooden table with extensions installed, sitting on benches, roll-around chairs, and whatever else we could find to use a chair to provide seating for the entire family around a single table. Each year, I'm still amazed that it's possible to fit all of us and all of the food in one room around one table. If Thanksgiving is about togetherness, then we've got that part covered.

We feasted on all of our favorites; mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole, corn, rolls, and of course, turkey. And all of this while discussing the happenings of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which I so far have not seen. After dinner, retiring, or tiring, to the couch, we gave ourselves plenty of time to digest and attempt to make room for dessert (yes, dessert in the desert).

As if to enter into a fast-action summer blockbuster, suddenly a variety of pies were thrust forth. Okay, so it wasn't that dramatic, but we did have homemade whipped-cream. None of that prepackaged stuff. Instead, it was that prepackaged liquid stuff that my mom whipped by herself.

Dinner was great, dessert was excellent, and the company couldn't have been better.