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Tables of food before seconds |
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Lindsey with their PILE of deserts
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Thanksgiving day! Beautiful, sunny, 82 degrees, sun shinning off the water making it look like sequins floating on top of the water. Michael took Skipper in for a walk and set our table up for dinner (and to get my newspaper) while I watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, called everyone to wish them a happy turkey day and hunted for something to take to the dinner. I was going to go shopping but that didn't happen so I have to hunt through my cabinets to find something. My sister suggested roasting cherry tomatoes and add them to green beans (which I have an abundance of) and throw some fried onions on top That worked! Michael brought Skipper back and we went to shore. Thought we couldn't find a spot for the dinghy yesterday, you should see today...if there are approx 150 boats here then there are probably about 100 dinghys (some boats are at the dock). Our friends from NAS JAX are here John and his crew of 3, Lindsey, Sally and Joey on "Leeway", and Ed and his son Shawn on "Hooligan" all having dinner with us. We got on line at 12:30 for a 1:00 dinner. How is it that everyone I bump into is from NJ, not only that but from Toms River, Forked River and Bay Head. Betsy and Ed from Bay Head cruise every other year and do the RV thing on the off years. There was so much food this year that there were leftovers. Someone made about 20 lbs of mashed sweet potatoes, sweet potatoe casseroles, mashed potatoes, there were all sorts of green beans, carrots, coleslaw, stuffing of every type, cranberries, grits, rice noodle casseroles just everything and anything you could possibly think of and then the desserts...eiii. I was so full I couldn't get up but I volunteered to help put out more food so off to work I went. The hotel and bar Seagull lets us use their facilities for the dinner and the town folks make the turkeys and hams for everyone. It is the friendliest town and they join us for dinner also. The tables are set up all over and each person brings their own dish and table decorations. John, from Leeway, has a crew of 3 that are joining him in his sail around the world. They leave tomorrow and are so excited. He found them online thru a crew finder website. They are 24, 31 and 30 from Kansas, Michigan and Hong Kong. These kids have been all over the world already and not one of them have reached the age of 35. I give them so much credit for leaving home and following their dreams. We went back to the boat and John and crew came over for more wine...boy can those kids drink. It was really interesting hearing about their lives.