{"id":13378,"date":"2017-11-23T07:04:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T12:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=13378"},"modified":"2017-11-23T09:51:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T14:51:56","slug":"the-big-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=13378","title":{"rendered":"The Big Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Today is the U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday… Yay! Spouse and I are just about ready to…
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\n…welcome about 100 guests into our home for our potluck annual Thanksgiving Feastival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I roasted two turkeys yesterday, sliced them and packed the meat away in the fridge for overnight safekeeping. I admit, I nibbled more than “a little bit” yesterday. The flavor of fresh turkey hot off the bird is incredible!<\/p>\n

As of 0500 this morning, one more turkey is in the oven, and by 0800 one more will go into oven #2. There is nothing quite like the aroma of roasting turkey as one enters our house to join the celebration.<\/p>\n

Spouse has set up the chairs, tables, and added the two extra leaves to the dining room table, expanding it to a full 18 feet (5.4m) where our guests’ contributions of foods will be placed. He also arranged quite a beautiful centerpiece that he made.<\/p>\n

The period between 0600 and 1100 when the guests arrive is about the most difficult for me because I have nothing to do but wait! I am eager to get the party started!<\/p>\n

But I need not worry. My sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews who will help out today arrive earlier. I can’t wait to see them and have some family time — and even include my elusive non-social spouse (he can’t escape!)<\/p>\n

About 10:30, some of my family members will leave to drive to homes of our first round of guests to pick them up and transport them to our house. I learned a while ago that if we give them rides, then they will actually leave in time for our next round of guests to have room to celebrate. The one year I let them drive themselves, most did not leave on time, and my house exploded. (Well, let’s say it was too crowded and cramped. We don’t have a 20,000-square foot mansion!)<\/p>\n

But for a few hours until all chaos breaks loose, I will sit with the Spouse and tell him how grateful I am for him. His love, affection, caring, enduring strength in the face of adversity — all of that. He is my rock and I am truly thankful to have him as my Forever Man.<\/p>\n

Life is short: show those you love how you love them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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