I missed the previous two Thanksgivings, so spending last Thursday with my family was extra special. In addition to my immediate family and Beppe (grandma), we also were joined by the Cho family. Joe, Kelly and their 6-year-old daughter Ohana drove in from Ohio to spend the day with us.
Between my 16-month-old niece shrieking with joy as we chased her around the house and showing off her animal sounds, Diego the dog trying to convince everyone to play fetch with him, and Ohana challenging us to virtually every game in the house, there was never a dull moment. Oh, and we ate a lot. But that goes without saying on Thanksgiving. Overall, I absolutely love Thanksgiving when it's spent with family hanging out at home without anywhere to go or any agenda for the day.
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The next morning I did cave into the US consumerism culture and participated in some Black Friday shopping in the morning. But the highlight for the day was definitely driving out to a Christmas Tree farm to do some tree hunting. Both my siblings have reverted back to real trees even though my parents continue re-using the same 18-year-old tree.
It was cold. As in snowflakes-falling and wind-whipping-around-trees cold. But we braved the elements to find that perfect tree. My brother-in-law showed off his mad jumping skill by trying to jump over a few trees (unsuccessfully), and eventually everyone found that perfect tree. For me, it was the first time in...18 years? to go tree hunting. Fun times.
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| The tree I tried to import to Ecuador...just kidding! |
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