November 24, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!  It is very strange not being around family for the holidays.  This will be our first Thanksgiving that I can remember when we are not with Carissa’s family or Phillip’s family.  For me it does not feel like a holiday.  Just another day.  However, there is a pitch-in dinner at the clubhouse for all work campers and residents.  The managers are providing ham and turkey and everyone else is providing sides and desserts.  It was a nice time but still not the same.

As a side note Christi, one of the managers, texted me a couple of days ago to see if I wanted to smoke one of the two turkeys.  I politely declined as I would have needed more time to gather supplies and the fact is that a 20 pound turkey will not fit on my tabletop smoker.  Maybe a 10 pounder.  But I appreciated the offer.  Additionally, I’m not sure if I would have been up for the challenge, physically.