This year marked the first Thanksgiving that we didn’t have all of our family present.
Big A celebrated Thanksgiving with my family in New Jersey. My middle daughter, Kimba, couldn’t make it because of her new job at Starbucks so she celebrated it with members of her church family in Tennessee. Our oldest daughter, Bean, made the eight hour drive up from Dallas.
Oh well…I guess she must love her parents more…(just kidding!)
However, our table was not empty. We had three daughter’s from two other families visit us.
This marks the second year in a row that we have had a guest spend Thanksgiving with us!
Last year, one of the Kimba’s Tennessee friends drove with her all through the night to surprise us on Thanksgiving morning. She must have enjoyed herself because she came back for a second helping this year and brought one of Cake’s friends with her!
Well, there might have been another reason…
A few months ago, her younger sister moved to Kansas City to go to school. So, why not kill two birds with one stone.
My wife and I have known all three young women since the day they were born. We watched our children grow up with them so it was pretty much like having extended family around the table.
