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Typical Thanksgiving Day, Not!!

Well for starters I was a bum on Thanksgiving Thursday. I did not wake up until noon! It's all because of this damn law school, students of the world unite, protest and petition our professors for giving us smaller workloads! :-)

Well my first stop was the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. This was a great day for many reasons. First and foremost my paternal grandfather was a patient of this hospital and I believe this is where he died the summer of 2004. My grandfather always supported my ROTC endeavors and spoke fondly of his military service. Second, I was present when the facility was renamed Jesse Brown. (I shall include a link for those who need more information about the great man, Jesse Brown, http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jesse-brown.htm.) My former employer could not attend the ceremony and I stood proxy for him. It was a great day, the speeches were magnificent and Sec. Brown's legacy was reverenced by all.

So, I go to the VA Hospital because Ms. Allmon, President, 49th Ward Young Democrats is hosting an event. During my 2 hours at the hospital we passed out treats to Vets and they really liked it! I met some wonderful men whose bodies are deteoriating but not their spirits. I loved the experience and vow to do it some more.

Once I got back home, dinner was still in progress! I got a high metabolism (as my photos shall show), I needs to eat! So dinner is served at 6:30 pm. I will include the full menu at the bottom.

After we (my immediate family and other members of my extended family) concluded dinner I was joined by two former classmates, Ms. J. Alexander and Ms. J. Poole, both may be seen on my website, they are the two young ladies over my left shoulder. I enjoyed their company, my mother inquired about Ms. L. Blue but she told me earlier in the week that she had duties with her family. That is understandable.

Also, my younger cousin Julie stopped by. Julie is the rock star of the family, she graces our presence for a few minutes each holiday. I found out my younger cousin is dating a professional football player who attended my great alma mater, he must be a fine young man! So, that was the project for the next twenty minutes to find out as much as possible about him via the web. My uncle, Julie's father approves of no man dating either of his daughters but this guy may be able to help him get a new roof for his home, so he may soften up to him.

The last highlight of the evening is actually something I am shamed of. If I were describing any other setting you'd think I was talking about a bunch of teenagers smoking weed but NO I am talking about my family. Everyone gathered around the TV and watched a DVD of Soul Train greatest moments, with....

Chinese subtitles! Who does that? And they were really into it! They were singing along with Little Michael and referring to how cool Don Cornelius' afro was, I was thoroughly embarressed.

Full menu as I remember

Turkey
Leg of lamb with a warm whole cranberry sauce
Roast
Brussel sprouts, you know how I feel about theses
Dressing
Relsih tray (with pickles, beets, both green and black olives and fresh apricots)
Greens
Rice and beef
Ceasar salad
Hawaiian bread and regular rolls
I may be forgetting something.

posted by Kris Anderson @ 10:03 PM