First, a drive to Pittsburgh to pick up our youngest son and his family on Thursday--that was Thanksgiving Day for the US but for us it was a much better thing, seeing our son whom we have not seen since last year. And seeing his wife and daughter again too. What a treat. Lorena and Natasha had never been in cold weather before, being from Venezuela and currently living in Miami, so the sight of a car with real snow on it at the airport was an exciting event!
We took a longer road home from the airport so Tommy could show them the campus of Fairmont State, where he went to college.
The next day we took them around our little town of Ripley, then to the local moonshine distillery and on to the State Capitol. It was a beautiful day, perfect for sight-seeing.
We got home in time to make pies, cranberry sauce and a few other things, because our Thanksgiving dinner would be the next day. We had lots of family coming too, many of them wanting to meet Lorena and Natasha for the first time. We got our little Christmas tree decorated, and that evening we spent time by the firepit, the perfect end to a lovely day.
Then Saturday morning, we were back to cooking and company began arriving. By dinnertime we were 22 strong, exactly the number of places we'd set at the table. Whew.
It was so good to have so many of my sons and their families here again--it has been some time since we've had so many at one time. Sunday we fixed a big country breakfast and then were back on the road to the airport. The time went so fast, and I was so very sad to see them leave. Ah well. We will be Florida-bound in the spring, and they will be back again in the fall.
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That must have been exciting for them to meet everyone and see the sights. It's so heartwarming to see a big, full table! We've already had our Thanksgiving in October, but it looks like you had nice weather for yours. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a perfect visit, start to finish! So glad you had great weather and the right number of seats at the table :)
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