A Year of T-Shirts: Day 263

Thanksgiving Day 2011 -
This is the first time in over 39 years that I am not celebrating Thanksgiving Day with Wade. It's a little sad, I think. I've been thinking back on other Thanksgivings - I remember years where we woke up extra early to stuff and place a humongous turkey in the oven. And I remember the year I was running a fever and he baked the whole dinner and I appeared very briefly at the table to greet our guests. And there was the one in 2000 in San Antonio, Texas - I was in the hospital and very luckily the doctor released me early. Wade and I walked (very slowly) through the grocery store, bought a small turkey roast, a few side dishes and he fixed the whole dinner that year. It was just the two of us, but that was just perfect for me. I had my best friend and he was taking good care of me.
In honor of other Thanksgivings, I pulled some old pictures:

This is Wade and Kent (I think?) in Sacramento. I don't know for sure if this is even near Thanksgiving but I just love all the plates of food.

This is at my parents' home in Sacramento.

That's me and Jason. 1979.

This is the same year. That's Wade, Diane Watson, someone that was dating my brother Pete, and Pete.

This is one we had at The Little Yellow House Restaurant in Sacramento. I am not sure what year, but I think it was either 1982 or 1983 and it's with my dad after my mom died.

Jason, Wade, and Tiffany (a sliver of her head is showing)

This one was in Hilmar, CA with Wade's mom, Dixie and her husband, Ray with Tiffany.

This was at my dad's house. Rita, his wife is taking the picture. That's Wade, my dad, Tiffany (with the rabbit ears), me, Jennifer Lynn with Alysa, my brother, Pete, and Jason.

This was dessert time.

Jennifer, Jason, & Tiffany

This is another year at my dad's house. You can tell because the picture on the wall is the same as the one above.

And a few years later, at Tiffany's house.

Wade, me, and Shelby.

Here is the whole family in 2007 in Huber Heights.

The kids are Shelby, Jaide, Sam, and Jared.

The adults are Wade, Tiffany, Peggy, and Jason.

And so we come to 2011 and what went on today:

Peggy and Jaide came up in the afternoon and helped prepare the food. Here they are making deviled eggs. Thank you for your help today. It went so much more smoothly.