Tammi's World

It's Time

Well it's travelin' time. For most of America it seems. Me? I decided to head over to Mama Vi's tonite rather than drive the 1 1/2 to work, then back home and then the 4 hours tomorrow morning and back again on Friday. Just seemed kinda counter productive.

This is the first FAMILY Thanksgiving we've had in over 8 years. Most Thanksgivings we have our family reunion so we're at some church with enough food to feed a small town. Aunts and Uncles. Cousins and kids. I mean when you start out with 12 brothers and sisters, add in their spouses, their kids then their kids - well, it's a heck of a lot of people.

But this year it's just Us Girls. Mama, Dawn and myself. Oh, Dee's kids will be there but still - it's the Core.

We'll keep it simple. And I'm glad. Mama's excited because she gets to watch the Thanksgiving Day parade. I'll get to spend quality time with the nieces and nephew. We'll play some games (I'm the family champ with Dutch Blitz) and hopefully laughter will abound.

No one's gonna "dress" for dinner. Just comfy clothes, and that's nice. No worries that someone won't like something we're serving. We all like the same stuff so that makes it easy.

My one hope, do I dare say dream, is that the traffic won't be tooo bad tonite driving over. Last time I headed to Indiana it took me 4 hours just to get through Chicago. Some how I don't think I'll see anything better tonite.

Anyway - I wish you safe travels if you're on the road today. If you're stayin' home than I hope every dish turns out perfectly. May your turkey be moist and you're pies perfect. And most of all, may your holiday be exactly what you need.