On Thanksgiving Day we headed to Brookings to Dennis and Jenny's house to celebrate. Katie was there with a couple of college friends, Andy, Emily and Malia were there, Jim and Barb were there, and Sharon and George.
We spent most of the morning at home watching the Thanksgiving Day parade while the kids put together Lego sets that Elliott got for his birthday. The parade was really fun. The kids always enjoy the big balloons and the beautiful floats.
We got to Brookings around noon. I brought my strawberry salad again, and some wine. We ate at around 12:30, and had a great Thanksgiving Day meal. There was way too much food, but it was really good.
After the meal, we watched some football and played Sorry with Elliott. Then, Bingo, the main event, occurred. Dennis really got into it again this year and called bingo with a cowboy hat on. Oh, and he had prizes again this year. Out family came away with Vanilla pudding pack, Spam, and then Elliott won a $10 Hy-Vee gift card, which totally made his day.
We played around 7 games of Bingo, which was plenty. After that, the adults visited while the kids played with some new toys. It was a really nice gathering. We left at around 5:00pm, and then just enjoyed a quiet evening at home while watching a little football.
In a flash, the day was over. I had been looking forward to Thanksgiving for a couple weeks, and just like that one of our celebrations was over. The holidays always seem to be such a blur.
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