Have a happy Thanksgiving!

by RR 10 Replies latest jw friends

  • RR
    RR

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  • waiting
    waiting

    Thanks RR,

    We'll be going to my daughter's house, and meet my two sons there. Her husband's grown daughters will be there too. Was fun last year (our first holiday in 30 years) - will be more relaxed this year.

    Guess the guys will watch football and drink, eh?

    waiting

  • Cygnus
    Cygnus

    This will be the 2nd year I go with my JW wife to her nonJW father's house (remarried to a nonJW) for Thanksgiving. We don't go for the holiday. We go for (1) my wife's love for her nonJW father (give her a lot of credit for that), (2) free and excellent food, and (3) my father-in-law's new wife has three HOT daughters.

    Okay, (3) was for me only (and damn that!).

  • teejay
    teejay

    Thanks, RR.

    After spending practically my whole life missing out on the simple joy that accompanies Thanksgiving, I freely admit that this is the best time of the year for me, and Thursday kicks it off. I really get into it now.

    What's really nice is that none of my JW wife's family are dubs and the holiday was already a big deal to them. Because of my apostate self, they now get to see their JW daughter (and granddaughter) after she was missing for years on this day! Trust me... it will be a very good day of FAMILY.

    You have a nice one too, buddy.

    later,
    tj

    Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. - Helen Keller
  • RR
    RR

    Unfortunately, my family is spread out, all in different states. So I spend Thanksgiving with my spiritual family. However, family to me is not always blood related.

    ____________________________
    "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional."

  • ISP
    ISP

    Er...well we don't have it here! But I hope you enjoy eating stuff!

    I heard you can eat something that has 6 legs? Truducon....or something!

    ISP

  • ChuckD
    ChuckD

    Turducken. A turkey stuffed with a duck which is in turn stuffed with a chicken. Lots of recipies for it are available online.

    cd

  • Xena
    Xena

    Thanks RR and Happy T-Day to you too...I am planning to start cooking tomorrow...lol the table and the people will be groaning (no not with food poisening!) from all the food I plan on serving!!!!

    This is our first official Thanksgiving and we are really looking forward to it!!!

  • Room 215
    Room 215

    Hi all,
    We're celebrating Turkey Day at my place along with a bevy of close relatives, JW and nonJW alike. If I were asked to submit which one of the myriad of inane WT rules is ignored the most by JWs, it would be the Thanksgiving injunction.
    They may gag over use of the word ``Thanksgiving,'' (my wife said the brother handling announcements the other night said there would be a meeting for service on, ``er, you know, that worldly holiday next Thursday") but a lot of turkey and chestnut stuffing gets consumed in Witness households. Each year the excuses and rationalizations get more creative and resourceful.

  • Mommie Dark
    Mommie Dark

    This will be my first Thanksgiving as a granny; my son is marrying a gal with some kids and they already call me 'gramma' which could be weird cause they are older than my youngest son. Nice weird tho, and since we are the poster children for non-traditional family, quite fitting.

    We're going to their house for the meal and all I have to cook is a turkey with cornbread dressing; they've got a ham and all the trimmings, so this is the first post-Jdub holiday where I am not chief cook. I intend to relax and let the kids spoil me.

    Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, and many more!

    Love
    MD

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