Yesterday my family had a wonderful holiday (as you can see from Sean's expression ha ha!). It was a little different than usual because we put all of the food out buffet-style and ate in the living room so that we could distance ourselves a bit more. That ended up being a lot of fun with lots of conversations and laughter!
We had turkey and ham, stuffing, cheesy potatoes (here in Utah they are called funeral potatoes), rolls, pomegranate salad (a tradition in our family), and a vegetable tray with dip. Everything tasted delicious! We actually had pumpkin, pecan, and cherry pies but we were all so full that we didn't even get them out!
After dinner we played a crazy game of shanghai rummy! We have not played this together since New Year's Eve and it felt really good to be doing something so normal after the year that we have had! We got laughing so hard that I could hardly breathe! Kristine won but I came in second, even after a disastrous early round (we are thinking of having a tournament over the Christmas break where we all buy in and winner takes all but that might make it even more ruthless than usual). I think this is one of the best Thanksgivings we've had!
Note: Tashena is going back up to school in Washington state today after being home since the pandemic started. We will miss her so much but she'll be back for Christmas!
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