I guess it was last week that I over Hemana's and Amy's apartment discussing our plans for the upcoming holiday. Amy said that she was expecting her mother, her grandmother, and her uncle to drive down from New York to join them for Thanksgiving festivities this year. I was really happy to hear that she would be around her family, but I wondered what her father would be doing up in New York all alone. Amy explained that he owns a retail tire store and that he needed to be around to sell snow tires to people who need them in this winter season. She also assured me that there will be many relatives remaining in New York that he can get together with. Feeling a little sad and maybe even disappointed for myself, I told Hemana and Amy that Andrew and I were planning on preparing a small meal this year. It just isn't worth it when it will just be the two of us. Hemana in response said, "Aw I'll come." I said, "Great!" The next evening Amy came over for a visit. I could have sworn that she had been inside our apartment before, but she convinced me that she hadn't. As she looked around she exclaimed, "Your place is so nice!" Then she told me what she had cover to say. She thought that Andrew and I, as well as her roommate Hemana, should have Thanksgiving with her. She added after looking around a little more that we should have it over here. I thought that was a wonderful idea. That would mean being around others and sharing whatever everyone has to offer, the true spirit of the holiday!! I was overjoyed to say the least. Her mother was intending on doing the cooking which sounded really good. Now she will have extra helping hands and two ovens if she finds that she needs them. I contributed what I had purchased for the meal so far, which wasn't very much: pineapple, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. I still wanted to contribute more, so I also purchased more pineapple, more cranberry sauce, some cherries, Cool-whip, black olives, brown gravy mix (I prefer brown over turkey gravy for some reason), and four bottles of really nice wine (I had some expert help selecting them from an employee at Trader Joes). I wanted to pick up even more stuff, but Andrew made me hold off until I could ask Amy what specifically she would need for the occasion. When I did there was nothing else that she could think of. I told her to let me know if there was anything she would need by way of dishes or utensils and she said she would. I'm also going to rent Bruce Almighty and we recently purchased our own copy of the Two Towers 4 disc version that we have yet to see. I'm assuming everyone will want to watch movies because that's pretty customary as far as Thanksgiving entertainment goes. Not to mention the fact that we have a really nice set up here: a 36" Sony Wega television screen and a 5-speaker Sony surround sound. I'm so excited. I need to get this apartment cleaned up. I'm sure I'll have it taken care of in time.
-- CrystalShiloh @ 02:26 PM