Thanksgiving Weekend 2013

Twas Thanksgiving 2013.  The Bontrager house was filled with excitement, for Stoltzfus relatives were coming from the East.  It would be a wonderful time.  It was a wonderful time!  

[there was cooking]

[there were big pots of food]

[there was monopoly- for hours and hours]

[there was pie]

[there were 10 pies of various kinds-pumpkin, pecan/chocolate chip, apple, bumbleberry, and custard, to be exact.  They were consumed with relish throughout the weekend.]

[there was a friend- Mrs. Hoppe]

[there was Grandma (here instructing yours truly on the science of un-salting too-salty gravy.:)]

[there was a big, beautiful table for all to gather round]

[there were huge, soft crescent rolls]

[there was delicious salad]

[there was Thanksgiving dinner]

[there was hymn singing]

[there was a birthday gift from one sister to another]

[there was much eating and drinking (hello pots and pots of coffee!), and gratefulness to be together- it had been nearly 10 years since the last time the whole Sam Stoltzfus clan visited.]

[a not to be forgotten moment: there was Jared's amazing display of rice crispy bar stacking skill.]

[there was conversation around the table]

[there was Rook]

[there was online Black Friday Shopping]

[there was truffle-making]

[there was little-girl play of all sorts, for two whole days]

[there was the lovely coffee shop trip]

[there were holiday drinks]

[there was a Mexican buffet]

[there was SWAT.  Even for people who "don't play games" (ahem, Jared:).  It started getting pretty silly, and very loud at about 11pm.]

[there was much swatting- with gusto]

[there was a waffle brunch]

[there was Take One]

[there were sister pictures]

[there was Dutch Blitz.  And you've never seen Dutch Blitz so animated, even violent.:)  We played for about 3 hours straight.]

[there was Settlers of Cataan]

[there were jokes]

And, best of all, there was joy.  

There was family.

There was laughter.

There were more gifts from the Lord than we could count.  

Thanksgiving Weekend 2013
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