Spill It
Okay, do tell. How was Thanksgiving. No, not the answer you tell people in passing. The real answer. Did your Aunt Fanny bring her 20-year-old boy toy whose only relationship to the world revolves around pro-wresting? Did your cousin’s new girlfriend’s stand up in the middle of Thanksgiving and offer a cheer? How many members of your family stopped speaking to each other?
Mine was pretty drama-free, though I did wonder how my brother-in-law avoided his family before text messaging. And further, I’m a little concerned that for the rest of my life, each time I hear that double beep of a text arriving, I’ll go all Pavlovian and start tasting turkey.
Spill it in the comments where you are at once anonymous (if you choose) and among friends.
Oh, and in the interest of being Portland-specific, are those big green things water towers? And for extra points, can you name the location of that particular tower?
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N. Willamette and Oswego.
Impressive.
“How many members of your family stopped speaking to each other?”
and that is why we stayed home with ourselves and enjoyed the day veggie style!
We’re a close-knit clan cuz don’t talk, we just eat. It’s the only way to survive.
This was my first thanksgiving with no family or traveling. Instead I spent it with a large group of friends, which I thought would be drama free. Oh, to the contrary! Highlights of the evening were one couple I didn’t know getting into a fight, with the girl locking herself in the bathroom while the guy pleaded with her to come out. Then another couple who were extremely fussy eaters bringing not only their own food but silverware and plates as well, drawing many an eye-roll from the guests. But the highlight was the two single people showing up, both friends of other friends, only to discover that the two had shared a failed craigslist tryst some months before. It was a deliciously awkward evening after that. :)
As the brother in law in question, I had spent the last two days showing my family around and had spent the morning with them alone - so not avoidance, fatigue.