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November 18th, 2006 | Weekend Survey | Syndicate Content

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What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Where are you going? Do you even celebrate it? What’s your favorite part part of the meal?


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  1. Shawn said:

    Anna and I are staying home in KC. This is my first thanksgiving not with more family than just my wife. We’re having a few friends over and enjoying the day.

    We’ll probably watch “It’s a Wonderful Life”.

    Posted on November 15, 2006 at 9:53 pm

  2. Kristen said:

    I am spending the day with my parents who have recently moved here, my brother is also flying in for the festivites. We eat all the traditional stuff, except I don’t eat any pie, I’ve never liked pie. The best part of the whole day is waking up Thanksgiving morning and smelling onions and celery (for the stuffing) browning in a pan. Then watch Macy’s day parade in my PJs. I can’t wait.

    Posted on November 18, 2006 at 12:24 am

  3. Esther said:

    We are having about 40 people over from all different nations. One year we had Russians, Dutch, American, Kiwi, Aussie, Brit, Chinese. Since NZ doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving (altho I’ve lost count of the Americans who have asked me if NZ has Thanksgiving as a holiday…think about it), we are celebrating on Friday. We do the turkey, sometimes on the rotisserie on the BBQ if the weather is nice. I always make my Grandmother’s butterhorn rolls and candied yams (substituting Kumera since we can’t get yams here). If I have canned pumpkin from the States, I will make pumpkin pie, otherwise, I’d rather have pavlova with my cuppa tea. I’d like to make pecan pie, but they don’t have corn syrup here.

    BTW, turkeys here are pretty expensive. A 25# or so turkey is about $60. And they are only available around Nov, Dec timeframe. But still worth buying.

    Posted on November 18, 2006 at 4:08 am

  4. Hollie said:

    I’m jazzed because I get to spend Thanksgiving here in KC with at least two of my favorite people–Shawn and Anna. No, seriously. I’m not just saying that because this happens to be Shawn’s blog. Although, I might have my work cut out for me (in a good way) by making a believer out of Shawn for the true way to have sweet potato casserole. Sorry, buddy, but marshmallows on your sweet potatoes is just an atrocity. =)

    Posted on November 18, 2006 at 7:16 am

  5. The other Andy said:

    Here at ZHOP not many people are going home so we’ll probably end up doing a big community meal like we do on most holidays, now this will be easier since we all happen to live on the same street in the same neighborhood.
    I really enjoy stuffing, I also really like pumpkin pie.

    Posted on November 18, 2006 at 8:01 am

  6. Char and Jesse said:

    We’re going to Eminence, MO to celebrate with Jesse’s mom’s familia. It is going to be great! I am going to eat turkey and pretty much everything else. Holllie, I love you dearly so I have to tell you that sweet potato casserole was born for such a time as marshmallows.

    Posted on November 18, 2006 at 10:51 am

  7. the other sarah said:

    Aaron’s sister is coming into town and we are hosting dinner at our house for some friends and friends-of-friends. (Anyone else in KC need somewhere to celebrate? Our door is open…)
    My favorite part of the meal, food-wise, is probably going to be the turkey. I made this turkey last year, and it was amazing. Yum, yum.
    Overall, my favorite part of the holiday is gathering together with friends family (and a few strangers) to give thanks to our God. He is so good!

    Posted on November 18, 2006 at 6:09 pm

  8. Burrito ChriS said:

    Gonna have a 25# Burrito. Stuffin and all! Its phenomenal! Seriously gonna feed the homeless. Gonna have just the family this year…but that’s cool. Course the Lord might send more to our table and that’s great too, I don’t mind sharing my 25# burrito with a few extra.

    Posted on November 18, 2006 at 8:46 pm

  9. Theresa said:

    My girls are coming home from KC! Shanon is already home, (California) and Stephanie comes home Wednesday. Our family hasn’t been together since June so I am very excited! The Lord is an awesome comfort when we are separated, but I am so thankful to be together. We will have traditional T-giving fare, plus an italian side dish (family tradition) and a few vegan dishes.

    Posted on November 19, 2006 at 7:40 am

  10. Stephanie said:

    I’m reading from Dallas this morning, where I am celebrating with my parents, sisters, and grandparents. We’ll probably do something amazingly dorky and awesome, like making our traditional “hand turkey” to put up as decoration. Have you guys ever done that? Mom makes the turkey out of brown construction paper and we trace our hands on colored paper for the feathers. Then we each write what we’re thankful for and put all the hands together on the turkey. My family is the best at being corny and awesome!! :-)

    Posted on November 19, 2006 at 9:20 am

  11. Ronni said:

    Well I was going to inlaws but I have to work now… so probably sleeping and eating leftover and running to work… lol… exciting eh?

    Posted on November 19, 2006 at 10:30 pm

  12. Tien said:

    Since the parents are out, we’re not having the traditional hot pot extravaganza (When you put a boiling soup put in the center of the table, buy a bunch of raw stuff, sprawl it out and cook it yourself in these little net/spoons). Instead, my sisters and I are embracing our American heritage and making turkey, with all the fixin’s.

    Posted on November 19, 2006 at 10:54 pm

  13. Jerry James said:

    My favorite part of the meal is to have all the family sit down at the table together. It is about relationships.

    Posted on November 20, 2006 at 10:54 am

  14. Hollie said:

    This is going back a little ways, but Char, I love you, too. That’s why it’s so hard to see you falling into such a dark deception. I’ll have to fix some potatoes especially for you sometime to see if I can convert you. =)

    Posted on November 20, 2006 at 12:48 pm

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