More Thanksgiving Pics

Leah added a couple of nice pics to the Thanksgiving 2007 photo album.

Take a look if you haven't already!

And download them, or order prints online, if you see pictures you like.

Cheers!

The Day After

Though the moments with our Family are always memorable.....*cough*...... here are some of the good times I remember from the Friday of Thanksgiving Weekend 2007:

• -Natalie’s boyfriend, Jason, was asked about someone playfully hitting him. All he heard was “…she was about to hit you…” to which Jason replied, “Who? Peggy?” I guess he has a warm relationship with his future mother-in-law. But he laughed too, so it must be all good.

• -We were kicking back on Monica’s patio, and there was a few seconds of silence. Bosco turned to Louie and asked, out of nowhere, “Have you ever been stabbed?” Not “How is your job?” or “What’s the last movie you saw?” I guess we all have our own version of ‘small talk’.

• -When Uncle Vic told us he was going to play his ‘Benny and the Jets’ video (where he performs and lip-syncs the Elton John classic on the piano) at Leah’s wedding, someone asked Leah if she was going to keep the mic away from him. Leah said, “He already told me that my wedding is not about me and my fiancé David.” I wonder if, when Leah said about her wedding “Dad, you’re paying” he thought she said, “Dad, you’re playing” and Uncle Vic started working on his performance.

• -7 months after I left UPS, Gramma Connie says she barely found out this weekend. When I told her I had quit, you should have seen what happened. She pulled a comal and a rolling pin out of her purse and started looking left to right, about to throw down some matriarchal whoop-ass with a look that said, “I brought you into this world…”—and you know the rest. Not quite what happened, but that’s pretty close to it. Call her up and tell her things, y’all. She doesn’t like surprises.

Good times, indeed.

Clips of Thanksgiving 2007

I hope y'all like the video. Click any of the two play buttons below (the little arrows) to start the movie. It might take a bit to load, but give it time and it'll play. You can also find it on YouTube.

And there are pictures in the Family Albums, too.

Thanksgiving Update

Y'all, I've got the word.


November 22, 2007: Thanksgiving Dinner is going to be at Monica's house at 1119, with dessert to follow at Gramma Connie's house at 2210.


When I get the menu, and the list of cooks, I'll be sure to post that too.

Three weeks to go (check the Calendar). See everyone then!

San Jose Speaks

Y'all. Here's a few notes from the Nor Cal Contingent of our Fam. Thanks to Leah for the info!

• My little brother CJ is currently living in San Francisco with our uncle and cousins. He seems to like it but plans to come home late November.

• As for myself, David and I are still on the hunt for a ceremony/reception location. I'm looking for a simple ceremony like the SB Courthouse, and a really nice reception like at the Double Tree Resort. That would be ideal but I don't know the expense for that. So I ask you and the family for your help. If anything comes to mind please let me know. We want this to be a special wedding by visually acknowledging our heritage on both sides telling our story. Any suggestions? I found a wedding location near San Jose that will work for us, and my parents' budget. However, if you or the family think of something in SB please let me know ASAP!

• Happy Halloween!! Today my mom, Gina, and her work team dressed up as cowboys in memory of Uncle Bob :). She looked cute with Uncle Bob's black hat and belt. Her team at work were all very supportive during that rough time. At work meetings my mom always talked about Bob in a positive way.

• My dad, Victor, says he looks forward to seeing everyone at Thanksgiving dinner. Also, his van is a tribute to Grandpa Sal and he's having a lot of fun with it.

• I hope all is well with the family. Love and miss you all!

There you go, folks. Good times on all accounts! Nor Cal, we'll see you all for Thanksgiving, if not sooner.

Cheers!

It's on a Thursday... Again

Since 1863, Thanksgiving has been an officially observed holiday in the US, celebrated on a Thursday in November. Since 1939, it has been observed on the 2nd to last Thursday of November. This will be the 144th time the holiday is held on a Thursday. Thursday... Thursday... Thursday. Now that we've cleared that one up...

I know it's all of two months away, and there are probably a handful of birthdays and Halloween in between, but has anyone discussed where we'll be having the main Thanksgiving Dinner this year? Will it be at Twenty-Two-Ten, or Eleven-Nineteen, or perhaps some other familiar address we all recognize? Will it be a trip up to 'Nor Cal' and San Jose?

And, for that matter, who's gonna be cooking? Who will bring the soup-like mashed potatoes (or will they be more like oatmeal this year)? Who will sing about slaving over the opening and microwaving of the canned corn? Who will crack jokes about the shape of the turkey's neck when the innards are being taken out of the internal cavity of the 20 pound bird?

Not I, for one. hehehe

So pass the word around, 'cuz I haven't heard a thing.

Cheers, y'all.