I attended Thanksgiving this year at the home of my
sister-and-brother-in-law. There were 36 people for Thanksgiving dinner. Yes,
it was a zoo, but also fun (except for the untrained dog who ruined my
daughter's brand new dress, my favorite black sweater and two pairs of tights -
and that was just in my family, lol).
The ages ranged from the cutest 2 year old all the way up to
the sweetest 83 year old, who had brought lots of her jewelry to pass out to
her daughters-in-law, granddaughters and great-granddaughters. I think she
enjoyed it.
What struck me most about this celebration is that
approximately 1/3 of the guests were from other countries. One family was from
Holland, one matriarch from Columbia (via Lebanon) and another family from
Ukraine. So it really was an international gathering for this uniquely American
holiday. Although all of these people lived in America, they mostly were not
American citizens, nor did they aspire to be Americans. They are working here,
raising families here, but very much attached to their home countries. It gave
me a different viewpoint of the whole immigration picture.
Here was my laugh for the day. My family was staying in a
hotel. We booked one room for my husband and myself and two kids (another was
staying with her cousins). My daughter and I checked in first, around 9 pm
because she was sick. I asked if they had a cot so the sick one and the healthy
one didn't have to share a bed.
The clerk gave me a strange look and said, "You have a nice
two-bedroom suite with a king bed in one room, two double beds in the other
bedroom, and a pull-out sofa in the living room." She regarded the two of us standing there. "Do you still
need the cot?"
LOL I guess they had upgraded us, but I don't think she even
knew it was an upgrade. She just thought I was crazy. But we did enjoy the
suite!
I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday!
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