We woke to rain Wednesday morning. We were expecting snow and en route by 8am to Wegman's to pick up our Thanksgiving dinner and finish food shopping. It took us 5 minutes to pick up the dinner - I LOVE WEGMAN'S! And although there were lots of folks shopping, Kendall and I had fun maneuvering around the store. We were there an hour and when we went outside the snow and accumulation of ice had started. We made it home to relax and enjoy the snow. Kendall even had some sledding time! We talked to the Abuelos and Tia Lisa in Arizona - they were enjoying 80 degree weather :-)
Kendall and I had wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, whipped sweet potatoes, green been casserole butternut squash and cranberry/orange relish. I made pumpkin pie from pumpkin and we had triple berry pie from Wegmans, I also have pumpkin seeds to roast. Lots of food leftover and Kendall and I are excited to eat it all weekend.
The “first Thanksgiving,” however, was neither a feast nor a holiday, but a simple gathering. Following the Mayflower’s arrival at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620, the Pilgrims suffered the lost of 46 of their original 102 colonists. With the help of 91 Indians, the remaining Pilgrims survived the bitter winter and yielded a bountiful harvest in 1621. In celebration, a traditional English harvest festival, lasting three days brought the Pilgrims and natives to unite in a “thanksgiving” observance.
This “thanksgiving” meal would not be celebrated again until June of 1676. On June 29 the community of Charlestown, Massachusetts proclaimed a day of thanksgiving for their good fortune. Ironically, this celebration excluded the Indians, as the colonists’ recognized their recent victory over the “heathen natives.” One hundred years later, in October of 1777, all 13 colonies participated in a one-time “thanksgiving” celebration which commemorated the patriotic victory over the British at Saratoga. It would take a span of over 150 more years to establish Thanksgiving as we celebrate it -- George Washington proclaimed it a National holiday in 1789, Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November in 1863, and Congress sanctioned it as a legal holiday in 1941.
Kendall and I are thankful for:
Each other and being Mom and Son
Cordelia who has been been with me through thick and thin
Clark Kent despite his infamous frequent escapes
Rosalind and Liam who we are glad finally came in from the cold
Our fish
Our Family
Our Friends
God
Taking Chances
Open Hearts
Snow
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*Hi Allison & Kendall-Glad to see all that snow out in Coatesville & NOT in Havertown! The pictures prove it! I love that paper-made turkey=QUITE A NICELY PROJECT*
ReplyDeleteEd took Thanksgiving week as a vacation week,so we got to spend a whole week together for a change.Since it was just the 2 of us,we roasted a large turkey breast & 2 big(1-pound each) turkey thighs+stuffing,baked yams, veggie mix
(carrots,onions,celery,cauliflower,green beans),whole berry cranberry sauce & a
home-made pumpkin pie.We enjoy cooking together! And we will also be gobbling leftovers for another 2 days*