11.26.2009

So much to be thankful for...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone! We hope you all had a wonderful day with the people in your life whom you are most thankful for. This was a very special Thanksgiving--the first I've spent with both my mom AND dad for the first time in 25 years. It was nice to stay in one place for a change! I'm so grateful our blended family works, and everyone can be together, happy. You can't buy that.

Ronnie, Silvia and Mom worked hard to put on an AMAZING feast today. Everyone pitched in by bringing a dish to share, but these three take all the credit for serving up a delicious bird--and, a roasted leg of lamb. It was oh-so-yummy.

You would think serving Thanksgiving dinner to 20 in a 1-bedroom condo would be cramped, but it was anything but. Here's a bunch of pics from our day. You'd think I was snapping all day long, but I really wasn't. Still, I ended up capturing some great memories of the day.

Mommy holding what she is MOST thankful for!
Grandpa being a jokester.
The host & hostess.
Uncle Timmy helping Lola the Turkey fly.
A memorable moment 25 years in the making. FAMILY.
She's happiest with cell in hand.
Britt & John
Kind of random--my brother just re-designed his closet to make it more decorative and I love how it turned out. His condo has a great vibe to it and every inch reflects his personality. He added a few vintage touches--an old Zenith radio and a Brownie Hawkeye camera--that were recently given to him by Papa Zic.

Lola "rocked" her "My Godfather Rocks" shirt today from The T-Shirt Deli.

Having fun with Auntie Mary in from Nashville.
Silvia & Brittany showing off their homemade apple pie.
Lola & Grammy
The bird.


Raising a glass in humble Thanksgiving.
This picture sums it all up. Hosting such a feast is exhausting! He was up at 5:30 am putting that girl into the oven.
Reading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear"--next, it will be the collective works of Frank Lloyd Wright.
You know you're in a musician's house when you see concert posters. ManBirdBelly is my brother's band and a friend of his did this poster. The same friend just did a poster for The Swell Season's fall tour! Kind of fun :)
Mmmmm....Homemade whipped cream. Bliss.

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