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Gabe made the maple pear salad (blue cheese on the side) with a little help on the cooking and some consulting on presentation. Tasted great.
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Gabe made the maple pear salad (blue cheese on the side) with a little help on the cooking and some consulting on presentation. Tasted great.
Full house for Thanksgiving dinner 2018
Note: we are a family of five with the youngest child being 17 years of age; I'm the oldest at 21+ years. None of my siblings or I are married nor do we have children.
Our mom had made note long ago that she doesn't want to take care of grandchildren if/when my brothers decide to get married and choose to have children and start a family for ourselves. To quote her, "Grandma will not become a babysitter/nanny."
We are currently prepping the house for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow when my youngest brother writes this on the whiteboard and then leaves to go hangout with friends.
My brother calls his fish "his son" and by default my mom is already laughing/crying that HE was the first to break her "grandma is not a babysitter/nanny rule".
Dad is defending him bit is also holding back laughs because of what just happened.
PS: I might make a series of posts for Thanksgiving about what's happening at our house.
The night before Thanksgiving. Trabuco Canyon, California, November 22, 2017.
Thanksgiving, for those of you who have not lived in the United States, is a very psychological holiday event. Whether surrounded by family or lonely and alone, it can be a bit overwhelming. But let’s not forget the pumpkin pie...
Just watch, yum!! Amber Clemente, wish you could be here!!
So blessed, what a great thanksgiving and pre-thanksgiving meal with the family and maybe add a little (Really little) bit from this: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-anthony-bourdains-favorite-cacio-e-pepe-2015-7
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0UJpJfJZvs)
So my therapist is recommending me to a psychiatrist to get some sleeping meds, or to get me some other stuff as she figures out exactly what's up. That's new. It's weird talking to someone about this stuff. I'm good at telling jokes and goofing off, but I'm not good at expressing that side of myself. The darker side. Talking about my problems. I don't like complaining and I know other people have it worse, so it's weird. I don't know. I guess it's not that bad. She's getting paid to listen to me so at least she's listening. Tomorrow I'm celebrating "pre-Thanksgiving" since my mom won't be home for the actual holiday. When we go around and say what we're thankful for, I'm going to say "I'm thankful for my new apartment." And then my mom will flip. As of right now, she's the only one who's not supportive of it. But I don't care. And my therapist (who's paid to be supportive so who even knows what she really thinks) agrees. Either way though, it's going to be funny. She's the only one now that doesn't know. Happy thanksgiving guys. My life sucks, but hopefully yours is ten times happier. I don't want anyone to be in the same place as me, so if it does let me know and I'll tell you puns and cheesy jokes and do my best to distract you for a while. Someday it'll get better guys. I'm holding onto that.
Boss: Hey are you excited about Christmas?
Me: OH MY GOSH YES
Boss: ME TOO! Here, listen to this christmas song!
Me: I ---I can’t. *edges towards door.* My family are very strict about Thanksgiving. Absolutely NO Christmas can be celebrated until the turkey is gone.
Boss: But I’m playing it right now.
Me: My family will un-inherit me.
Boss: I’m your boss and I say you can’t leave. *cranks up jingle bells*
God’s Love We Deliver Races To The Finish At The 21st Annual Race To Deliver
God’s Love We Deliver Celebrates the 21st Annual Race to Deliver
BROOKLYN, NY, Nov. 24, 2014 -- On Sunday, November 23rd, God’s Love We Deliver held its 21st Annual Race to Deliver in Central Park. The Park was bursting with over 5,300 runners, and 200 children joined in the Kids’ Races. The festive pre-Thanksgiving mood lit the morning.
Celebrating its 21st year, the Race to Deliver is one of God's Love We Deliver's largest annual fundraisers. It is a 4 mile run/walk in Central Park, followed by multiple-distance Kids’ Races. The Race to Deliver symbolizes the daily race to ensure that no one faces the dual crises of hunger and illness. The 21st Annual Race to Deliver was a huge success for God’s Love We Deliver. It was a beautiful morning in Central Park as everyone raced for a wonderful cause.
This year, money raised at the Race will fund 40,000 meals and nutrition education and counseling for our clients living with severe illness. A $10 donation to www.racetodeliver.org funds one nutritious meal. Many wonderful individuals and organizations supported this year’s Race to Deliver. Noah Neiman, Celebrity Fitness Personality, Nike sponsored trainer, and Master Trainer For Barry’s Boot Camp led invigorating warm-ups for the participants. Fox 5 anchor Ben Simmoneau welcomed Race participants and congratulated the winners at the awards ceremony. God’s Love would also like to thank New York Road Runners and event sponsors M.A.C AIDS FUND, Global Brands Group, Fox 5, Gramercy Tavern and Simon & Schuster.
At the Kids’ Races, runners ages 2 to 12, dashed in their own races, by age. At the end of each Race, the children involved in the Kids’ Races received their own awards. God’s Love Leadership Council members Katy and Greg Williamson and God’s Love Board members Scott Bruckner and Sylvia Vogelman cheered on and congratulated the runners of the Kids’ Races.
God’s Love We Deliver is continuing to raise necessary funds from the Race to Deliver. Donations can be made at www.racetodeliver.org and the Race to Deliver website will be available until December 21.
About God’s Love We Deliver
God’s Love is the New York metropolitan area’s leading provider of life-sustaining meals and nutrition counseling for people living with severe illnesses. Begun as an HIV/AIDS service organization, today God’s Love provides for people living with more than 200 individual diagnoses. God’s Love cooks and home delivers the specific, nutritious meals a client’s severe illness and treatment so urgently require. Meals are individually tailored for each client by one of our Registered Dietitians, and all clients have access to unlimited nutrition counseling. God’s Love supports families by providing meals for the children and senior caregivers of its clients. All of the agency’s services are provided free of charge, and in its 29 year history, God’s Love We Deliver has never had a waiting list. For more information, visit www.godslovewedeliver.org. Follow God’s Love on Facebook and follow them on Twitter, @godslovenyc. God’s Love is a non-sectarian organization. For more information on the Race to Deliver, visit racetodeliver.org.
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