Posts Tagged ‘Thanksgiving’

Turkey Day, Part II

The second half of my Thanksgiving was as zany and packed as the Turkey Trot.  We drove over to my aunt’s where we found lots of cousins and lots of food.
The table was set for 18 of us.

The plates are a special set my grandmother saved for Thanksgiving.
While everyone chatted over wine, my aunt finished [...]

Turkey Day: Part I

I started off my Thanksgiving with a 5K in some gorgeous weather.  The Annual Turkey Trot in Troy, NY had about 5,000 participants — a record year.  We ran through the streets in balmy temperatures.  Come now, 55 degrees in Upstate NY is a Thanksgiving present if I ever had one.
I felt really good during [...]

Little Thanksgiving

Sometimes The Boyfriend is very sweet.  Like last Sunday night when he suddenly said, “We should have Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday night for our little family.  You know, so we can all celebrate together.”
Since the three of us actually have real families in different cities, we won’t see each other on Thanksgiving.  But together we are still [...]