Thanksgiving Feast

I don't remember how long ago we started having Thanksgiving with the Shapins, but it feels like forever -- probably because we have such a thoroughly good time -- and we look forward to it every year. Actually, we like getting together with them any chance we get, but it doesn't happen so often that we get tired of one another's company. Whenever we get together, there is always excellent food, excellent conversation, and just enough visitation that we don't wear each other out.

We don't get up early in the morning to watch the Macy's parade or fall asleep in the recliners watching football; but we spend a good amount of time in the kitchen putting lots of food together, then sit around the table yapping and nibbling and seeing how much we can fill up our tummies; and then we go out into the living room and yap some more until we're ready to jump in and get some dessert from the dessert table:

Eric brought his guitar over and he and I played together for awhile, mostly instrumentals; and then, as our discussion started wandering in the direction of learning German in order to prepare for our next trip to visit James and Tabea, we watched a bit of Peppa Pig (in German) as well.

All in all, a very filling, very successful day!