Thanksgiving 2023 - And Then There's This

Thursday, November 23, 2023

And so it begins.

Since Thanksgiving was so early this year I've been wondering what the earliest date it can fall actually is.  It turns out that the earliest Thanksgiving can fall is November 22 so we didn't quite make it this year. The latest it can fall is November 28 which is when it will be next year. 

Thanksgiving 2023 - The Dinner

 Thursday, November 23, 2023

While Pete contemplates cooking the big dinner. . . 

I opened up a Fresca and sat down in front of the tv. 

Mom enjoyed the sunshine out on the porch. 

I joined Mom outside for a bit and it was particularly pleasant in the direct sun. 

After a bit Mom came back inside and took a little nap. 

Pete had the turkey on the smoker.

I took a little walk before dinner. 

And peeked at the turkey as it was nearing completion. It looked like Pete had it seasoned nicely. 

Turned out the turkey was gonna take a little longer than expected so I poured myself a little whiskey. 

The table was set...

...and I couldn't wait to dig in. 

Family photo.

Dinner was all very delicious.

After dinner we played games, including Pictionary, and had pumpkin pie.

All in all it was a lovely Thanksgiving. 

Thanksgiving 2023 - The Parade

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Mom and I arrived yesterday at Dulles around 4 pm. Pete picked us up. 

It was good to see everyone including, Thora Peaches and...

Loki Lani.

Watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

As always there were lots of cool floats. 

Also, appearances by Cher...

The Rockettes...

...and the Singing Christmas Tree (Mom really got a kick out of this one)...

...and, of course, Santa Claus. After the parade we watched the dog show.