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Thanksgiving Day @ Ian & Karin’s

Gavin and I spent Thanksgiving Day with his family this year. Since we came up the day before, we woke up on Thanksgiving morning at the lake house.

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Gavin, his mom and I went for a two-mile walk down the road by the lake. Soon after that, we were off to Ian and Karin’s house for Thanksgiving dinner.

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The deep frying of the turkey was a big event of the day.

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Lots of Gavin’s family was there: Aunt Lynn, Jane, Uncle Jim, Grandpa Shannon & Mary, Uncle Bill, Karin’s parents along with Ian, Karin and the kids (Mikayla, Andrew & Branden) and Mr. And Mrs. Thomas.

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The food was delicious- especially the deep-fried turkey. There were so many sides to choose from.

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It all made for a really colorful meal. My favorite side was the Brussels sprouts that Karin made.

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Mikalya went around during dinner collecting pieces of paper on which each of us wrote what we were thankful for.

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Once they were collected, Karin read them out loud to everyone.

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Later in the evening, several of us went for a walk around the block (about one mile distance) to walk off some of that turkey. While I missed spending the holiday with my own family, I enjoyed spending the time with Gavin’s family.