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Friendsgiving 2015 is a movable feast and celebration of friendship.

Appetizers | Main Course | Walk in the Park | Dessert

Jessica (Jes2G): Happy Friendsgiving, Rosey!

Rosey (aroseinbloom): Happy day, my friend!

Lorraine (from Silver Daybreak): Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the U. S. We Canadians celebrated back in October, but it’s fun to get to have a second Thanksgiving here with all of you.

Ms. Magna Carta (MadameLee): Thanksgiving has been officially celebrated as an annual holiday in Canada since November 6th in 1879, when Parliament declared a national day of thanksgiving.

Amanda (CitizenErased14): What are you thankful for, Derubelle?

Derubelle: I’m not sure, what about you?

Amanda: I’m thankful for all the readers of Dust to Dust, and for my Simming friends–

Derubelle: Oh! I know! I’m thankful for turnips!

Amanda: Turnips? I mean, oh, cool.

Maria Wolff (CharmingMaruska): Oh! I’ve been overdoing it with food! First, July Vee’s buffet party, then that huge, delicious meal at eXo’s! I’m so happy we were able to walk it off a bit!

CT: Isn’t it beautiful here? All the flowers! All the butterflies!

Maria Wolff: I love butterflies!  This is a great park. I’m really thankful for the nature, bringing us all this joy.

CT: Me, too. Every day, I walk outside, and, oh, vadish! The garden! The mountains! The birds! The clouds!

Maria Wolff: The sun. Vadish! I’m also very thankful for this community. I’m usually shy, and I’ve always had a hard time meeting new people and making friends, so it really means a lot to me to find like-minded people who are willing to share my passion with me.

Kit: Me, too, Maruska. You know, I’ve never been one for many friends. And until I met you guys, I never thought I would find such a wonderful group of individuals. But I did, and I am so very, very grateful to be a part of this family. You all are so amazing and creative and unique, I am just so thankful to be here today and be a part of this, so thank you for letting me be here today.

Maria Wolff: Of course, I’m also thankful that I’ve discovered all these wonderful stories!

CT: Oh, me, too! I never have to wonder what I will read next, because my reading list is overfull with great SimLit stories! Which reminds me, I’ve fallen behind on the Rossini Family Legacy! I miss your beautiful Sims! I’ll catch up soon. I’m looking forward to many happy hours this winter break reading SimLit and sipping coffee!

Maria Wolff: I’ve found so much inspiration and joy through these stories.

CT: Hey, Noalyn! How’s it going?

NoaLyn: Hey Cathy Tea! It’s great, we have so much snow where I live and I just love it! How’re you?

CT: I’m good! The garden is full of goldfinches who are feasting on the Mexican sunflower seeds, and I’m about to put in the winter garden. I just started a new neighborhood rotation, too, so I’m enjoying that. What are you writing these days?

NoaLyn: Still writing my legacy, though I have so much other ideas in my mind… I recently thought about writing Harry Potter FanFictions in SimLit! How does that sound to you?

CT: Ooh! That sounds awesome! I think you could have a lot of fun with that, and I’m sure there will be a lot of readers interested, like SummerFalls, Meggles, and me!

CT: I love thinking about the silly things that happen in games. I still chuckle over the gen 9 heir in my legacy playing cards with Grim! His poker face was so funny, considering he has no face! Any silly things happen in your games recently?

NoaLyn: Oh, Cypress is so cool! I’ve never seen Grim in TS4 to be honest; nobody died since I started playing it a year ago. I tend to put aging off. I don’t wanna see my Sims die. This will be hard when they do in my legacy! Oh, it’s so hard. I’ll be so glad when the legacy is done and I can turn aging off!

Amanda: But, why turnips, Alexandra?

Derubelle: Well, you can bake them..you can roast them… mash’em… eat them raw…

NoaLyn: Once I had a glitch in one of my saves where one of my teen girls swam around the neighbourhood, obviously thinking everything is water, LOL!

CT: I would love to see that! When I used to be on the swim team, I would always move through the neighborhood like I was swimming, practicing my strokes! Maybe she’s a competitive swimmer!

Noalyn: Maybe she has a hidden insane trait! I love those hidden traits, like the future heir in my legacy, she really has a hidden active trait! Did you have any experiences with hidden traits?

CT: I sure did! Salix had hidden “Loves the Outdoors,” and nearly every Bough, in one way or another, had hidden goofball!

Bunny: Ooh Cathy, your outfit is pretty.

CT: Ha! Thanks, Bunny! This is just my usual garden clothes! Your outfit looks awesome on you!

Bunny (ilovebunnys65): If I was older and I saw Abe Lincoln  and he was giving a speech I would be like, ABE LINCOLN IS MY BABY DADDY! WELL, MY FUTURE BABY DADDY! I BEEN SEEIN HIM IN DA CLUB, AND HE WAS LIKE,  “I KNOW YOU’RE YOUNG, BUT IT’S LIKE IN THE MEDIEVAL TIMES, SO IT DOESN’T MATTER!”

CT:  What’s the deal with Abe Lincoln?

Ms. Magna Carta: It was Abraham Lincoln who, on October 3rd in 1863, while expressing gratitude for a Union Army victory at Gettysburg,  proclaimed that the United States will celebrate an official Thanksgiving holiday on November 26, 1863. In Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the real date, October 12. I don’t know what Abe Lincoln was thinking.

CT: Oh, thanks, Ms. Magna Carta! I didn’t know that! I mean, I knew about the Canadian Thanksgiving being in October, which seems to me a like a great time to have it, so that it coincides with harvest feats, but I didn’t know that it was Lincoln who proclaimed it.

Ms. Magna Carta: But back to the previous topic, it wasn’t the medieval times when Abraham Lincoln was alive, Bunny. Abe Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, and he was assassinated on April 15, 1865. He was six feet four, which was very tall for the nineteenth Century. If he had been that tall in medieval times, he would have been considered a giant.

CT: He was a giant, at least for our country.

Ms. Magna Carta: The medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.

Bunny: You know what I mean! Anyway, Abe Lincoln would be like. “That ain’t my baby momma.” Then he winks at me and continues his speech.

Jessica: Sounds like Bunny needs a nap!

Bunny: I heard that! I wish we had a twerking mod and we could all twerk in hot dog suits! Just an idea! But would you do it? Here’s the link: http://umpa77.blogspot.com/2015/03/sims-4-mmd-twerk.html

CT: Sorry, Bunny. We’re vanilla over here.

Jessica: I’m thankful to be here with all you cool Sims. Thanks for having us, Cathy! I’m also thankful for my player who lets me go on all these awesome adventures. I wouldn’t know all of you if she didn’t.

CT: Have some tea, Jes?

Jessica: Are there any strong, black teas like English Breakfast?

CT: I’ll head down to the kitchen and brew some.

Amanda: I like rutabagas, kind of.

Derubelle: Sure, but turnips can be boiled or pickled…

PinkSlinky: You know, this pleasant day reminds me of Thanksgiving three years ago when our oven was broken, so we cooked a turkey and a ham on the grill outside. We were very thankful for the warm Thanksgiving day.

CT: Hey, Rae! Rory! Look at this! It’s from Annette via InfraGreen Delivery Company, fastest mail drop on the planet!

Raerei: Oooh! It’s Annette! And Samira!

CT: I know! Look how big Samira is! And she’s got the little demon fangs and all purple skin! She’s adorable!

Raerei: Little grapenut!

iheartdinosx3: Any of you guys want to come keep me company at SimStop while I’m working on Black Friday?

friendsfan367: I would, but I’m watching “Days of Our Lives,” so that when Brian talks about the show, I know what he’s talking about! And I just thought of what I’m thankful for! I’m thankful nobody gets mad when I start over with my legacies. I guess it’s because my Sims are funny.

iheartdinosx3: When I have Thanksgiving with my family, after we eat we all pass out and then we wake back up and play videogames later on together. It’s pretty friggin’ awesome!

CeCe: Hi, Patrick! What do you do?

Patrick (SimsLover136):  I’m a college student that loves writing Sim Stories and is a devoted Simmer.

CeCe: Oh! Me, too! College is so hard!

iheartdinosx3: College has been killing me lately and I’m glad to get away from it all. Too bad I still have 1000 test cases due by Monday.

Patrick: Have you heard of the Odette and Angela Morning Show?

CeCe: No.

Patrick: Well, it’s a show hosted by Odette Lapointe and Angela Mäkinen. They get together and talk about what’s going in the Sim World and they also interview Sims on interesting topics!

CeCe: Oh, that’s so awesome! I can hardly wait until I get a break from college so that I can get back to work on my Olivia Love stories!

Derubelle: Oh and you can eat turnips raw… boil them… steam them…

Ms. Magna Carta: I’m thankful that as a child I was able to spent time with my grandparents (but not on Thanksgiving..but like Christmas especially on Mom’s side..it kind of got crowded there–one set of grandparents, two sets of parents, and either four or five kids running around). I’m also thankful for joining an employment program in the new year (a bit early I know).

JulyVee: I’m thankful for all the great food we’re sharing today!

Ms. Magna Carta: Oh, did you know that the song “Jingle Bells” was originally a Thanksgiving Carol?

CT: I had no idea! That’s fascinating! My favorite Thanksgiving song is “Over the River and Through the Woods!”

Everyone (singing): Over the river and through the woods To grandmother’s house we go! The horse knows the way to guide the sleigh That’s all the words we know, HO!

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Amanda: Uh-huh. Yeah, uh… Well… You know, it would’ve been nice to have turnips for Thanksgiving but you know what I like most? Sweet potato pie.. It’s just so nice don’t you th-

Derubelle: –Oh yes, of course… how could I forget? Maple-Glazed Turnips! Best dessert ever!

OJenn: I am thankful for friendship. And this friendsgiving I am reminded of an anonymous quotation:

OJenn: Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting. It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.

OJenn: I have seen through our shared love of literature that we live and breathe this daily, every time we interact with one another in the community, and it’s really a beautiful thing. Thank you for your friendships!

BBQPenguinWings: I am so thankful, too, Jenn, to have met all these amazing new friends and their amazing talent. And it is super awesome that you and Jes and I are so near each other! I never thought I would meet anyone on the forums in my same area, let alone two!

JoieWilder: I am thankful I am to have found this great, supportive group of friends.

CeCe: Attention, everybody!  I would like to thank Rory for coming up with this idea of Friendsgiving and for sharing all of her enthusiasm, and I would like to thank all the hosts for putting together such an awesome event. I know I speak for all of us when I say that we are glad to be your friends.

CT: Thanks to friendsfan, for coming up with the idea of the Writers’ Lounge! And thanks to each of you for joining it and contributing to our creative community. And thanks to the game-gods for all of our lovely and amazing Sims–each and every one! Now, who’s ready for dessert at Sabreene’s?

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