The case of the missing leftovers
Posted by Alli on November 24, 2007
When you get married one of the adjustments you have to make is getting used to the extended family. It isn’t just their physical presence or habits, but the traditions and past events that helped make your spouse who he or she is.
Damon’s family traditions weren’t too difficult get to used to… but the lack of some of my family traditions were the hard part. When we spend time with D’s family, I just find myself missing certain aspects of what we used to do growing up at Thanksgiving or Christmas.
I’m ashamed to say most of it revolves around food. Damon’s mom doesn’t cook and his family always gets together with extended family at someone else’s house. While Damon’s parents add to the feast, most of the feast stays at the host’s house. And what that means is we don’t have the leftovers I am usually accustomed to grazing over for the next three days. I don’t get my pumpkin pie for breakfast or green bean casserole for lunch.
Yesterday I went to Wal-Mart (to meet my sister, not for black Friday) and I bought a pumpkin pie. I was so thrilled to have a slice for breakfast, it brought back childhood memories and made up a little bit for not having dressing and gravy for lunch.
We head back to Chattanooga tomorrow, maybe I will make our own turkey feast just to make up for all the leftovers I missed out on.
[tags]Thanksgiving food, leftovers[/tags]
Jules said,
I don’t think I could have survived with all the leftovers we’ve had in the last two days
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