A Tale of Two Thanksgivings...
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends. After all, it is a day to give thanks for those very things.
Our family started the holiday by serving Thanksgiving lunch to veterans of past wars. It was a rewarding experience to serve those veterans a Thanksgiving dinner after all the service they have done for us and our country.
We were there with our girls and their brownie troop. The smiles and enthusiasm of the little girls were so contagious to the veterans enjoying their lunch. It was easy to see that this Thanksgiving day was a special event for the girls and our veterans of wars from World War II and Korea!
On the other end of the spectrum, during my dinner break, our family met up with my cousins who live in Northwest DC.
As I got on the Tenleytown Metro stop, I saw a big line outside the Best Buy store. Curious, I had to ask why these people were lining up at 6:00pm Thursday evening when the store didn't open until 5am the next morning. People looked at me like I was crazy. They were there for the bargains. Not only that--they were there at 3pm to pick up tickets so they could have a spot in line.
So much for spending time with family and friends when you can spend your Thanksgiving night outside a subway stop in the wacky weather we had today. It went from sunny and 70 degrees to windy and rainy and now windy and cold. About the only thing those people in line will pick up is a nice cold!
Our family started the holiday by serving Thanksgiving lunch to veterans of past wars. It was a rewarding experience to serve those veterans a Thanksgiving dinner after all the service they have done for us and our country.
We were there with our girls and their brownie troop. The smiles and enthusiasm of the little girls were so contagious to the veterans enjoying their lunch. It was easy to see that this Thanksgiving day was a special event for the girls and our veterans of wars from World War II and Korea!
On the other end of the spectrum, during my dinner break, our family met up with my cousins who live in Northwest DC.
As I got on the Tenleytown Metro stop, I saw a big line outside the Best Buy store. Curious, I had to ask why these people were lining up at 6:00pm Thursday evening when the store didn't open until 5am the next morning. People looked at me like I was crazy. They were there for the bargains. Not only that--they were there at 3pm to pick up tickets so they could have a spot in line.
So much for spending time with family and friends when you can spend your Thanksgiving night outside a subway stop in the wacky weather we had today. It went from sunny and 70 degrees to windy and rainy and now windy and cold. About the only thing those people in line will pick up is a nice cold!
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