posted Thursday, 24 November 2005
The initial thought was to hold Thanksgiving dinner in NJ, so that I wouldn't have to travel, but Nancy's parents just happen to live about 10 minutes from my brother, John's, house in Rhode Island. Since I don't get many chances to see the LaRosee (mom's) side of the family very often, I wanted to take advantage of this "small world" coincidence. I caught a ride with Nancy (and Dave, Aviva & Ed -- full car!) to Warwick, RI. On Thanksgiving, Mom, Dad, John, Bonnie (his girlfriend) and I headed out to the cape to Aunt Mary Ellen & Bill's house for dinner. Bill is quite a cook - nobody went hungry! Grammy & Grampy were there, along with Aunt Kathy (my favorite godmother) and my cousins: Alex, Danny, Brian (and Jessica stopped by briefly too).
My family plays lots of games. Lots of games. A favorite: "stories". These are similar to madlibs, but they are stories that my grandmother & aunts have written over the years, starring none other than us! Cards, containing lists of nouns, are handed out to everyone playing. The story-teller begins, and each time he reaches a "blank" in the story, the next person in the circle reads the next word on their card. So I'm not sure how these "stories" will translate to those who weren't there, but it turns out:
• Mike wears a "toilet seat" on his head to protect it from the sun (Mike is almost as follicle-ly challenged as I am currently)
• Grampy brought a "sugar-daddy" home for my grandmother every day after work
• He also gaver her a dozen pickles that she put in a vase
• On their first date, Bill brought Aunt Mary Ellen a dozen dollar bills
I got a chance to meet my Uncle Arthur, who I haven't seen in 25 years, along with my cousin, Dan, and his family, who I haven't seen in 5 years. It's saying things like that that makes me sad that I don't get to see this side of the family very often.
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