Thanksgiving in February
Well in 2006 my family was not really able to celebrate Thanksgiving in any way like we normally do. My family was living in temporary housing while their new house was being fixed so we spent Thanksgiving in Chicago and ate Indian food. While Indian food is my favorite I felt the lack of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it is not about material things or one up-ing someone by giving better gifts. There is no disappointment when you don't get what you don't want. Thanksgiving is so hard to commercialize. I adore it. I understand that there are some problems with its history, but the spirit of Thanksgiving is a spirit that I love. It's my favorite day of the year. So while I was home we celebrated Thanksgiving in February with some dear friends here in Valparaiso. Ken and Noel are two of the most important friends I have and I find a great deal of inspiration in them. They have an adorable little girl Rue, who also celebrated with us.
Ken, Noel, and Rue came over for a night of chili, cornbread, beer, pumpkin pie, and thanks right before I returned to Mexico. This meal of chili and cornbread just warms my heart. It is our special meal for Thanksgiving because we were all vegetarians for so long the norm was not available to us so we eat my father's chili. It was fantastic to get to have a night of thanksgiving and share it with our dear friends. It may have been a few months late, but I was all the more thankful that we had it at all.
Noel and her beautiful daughter Rue
My family with Ken, Noel, and Rue.
Me with Moira and Ken.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it is not about material things or one up-ing someone by giving better gifts. There is no disappointment when you don't get what you don't want. Thanksgiving is so hard to commercialize. I adore it. I understand that there are some problems with its history, but the spirit of Thanksgiving is a spirit that I love. It's my favorite day of the year. So while I was home we celebrated Thanksgiving in February with some dear friends here in Valparaiso. Ken and Noel are two of the most important friends I have and I find a great deal of inspiration in them. They have an adorable little girl Rue, who also celebrated with us.
Ken, Noel, and Rue came over for a night of chili, cornbread, beer, pumpkin pie, and thanks right before I returned to Mexico. This meal of chili and cornbread just warms my heart. It is our special meal for Thanksgiving because we were all vegetarians for so long the norm was not available to us so we eat my father's chili. It was fantastic to get to have a night of thanksgiving and share it with our dear friends. It may have been a few months late, but I was all the more thankful that we had it at all.
Noel and her beautiful daughter Rue
My family with Ken, Noel, and Rue.
Me with Moira and Ken.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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