Holidays

After my 3 different Thanksgivings, I can compare how differently people do the same thing. Its weird how much variation can happen with the elements of family, turkey, and all of the accessories. First with the family: At my dad's, he is very into everyone helping to prepare the food and being an active part of getting ready for dinner. The stark contrast is Tom's mom, who doesn't want anyone around to help or get in her way. And then there is the fact that there are no little kids in my family, but Tom's family is full of them. And the differences in food are weird too. I mean, its turkey and potatoes we are dealing with, but so many ways to prepare them. Tom's mom does everything very basic, with little spice. The Poles at my mom's family, not being from here originally, prepare the food to taste, and not to tradition. So they have the basics, but they also have random stuff that you wonder why it makes it to a Thanksgiving table. My dad does the basics, but adds at least one other meat. Because he loves meat. So this year, we also had venison. Which, by the way, is delicious. So I figured that if you took my dad's meats, add my "aunt's" potatoes, and Tom's mom's rolls, you'd have the perfect Thanksgiving dinner.