Jho's Place

Thanksgiving

Sadly, there is not much to report from Thanksgiving. It really went very smooth. I think that had a lot to do with the fact that the whole extended family for Nolan was there. Everyone had someone they could relate to. My brother and Tom's dad both had brought their hats and gloves so they could go for a winter walk in the 19, though it felt like 7, degree weather. My dad and Tom's mom were both fidgety enough to cancel each other out. Tom's sister's youngest, who is probably 6, and Nolan were playmates. Tom and Joy mainly just dealt with themselves of course, and the rest of us Tom's sister and her kids Mariko, Jack, my mom and me, seemed to find a balance in the fact that we all were mainly peacemakers. The best part of having both sides of the family there is that Tom's mom, Suji?, is Thai so there is a whole other meal that is brought besides the traditional Thanksgiving fair. Suji made Taboli, I think it is called, and I guess it can be something different everytime. Tom's sister was teasing Jack who was unsure about eating the spicy creation and when I took my first bite I understood why. It was way too chewy. It was like having calamari mixed up with small green leaves and hamburger and "Thai spices" which a secret incredient Suji did not want to share. After about 5 minutes of talking about it Suji finally admitted that is was cow intestine that was chewy. Maybe that would seem slightly gross but I reminded Jack that hot dogs are made out of intestine. I still didn't want to eat it myself though since really the texture was not something I wanted to deal with. At the same time, Suji had also brought a ton of raw fresh vegatables and pinaple and it really added to the buffet. And it was a buffet. Man there was a TON of food, and the Cheese Cake and the Pumpkin pie was HUGE! We ended the evening by playing pictionary which is always amusing when my sister is playing because she will switch herself to whatever team is winning, and she will make comments about how she is the only who plays fair so you will feel bad and let her cheating slide. Also we watched the tradtional Howard movie of Plains, Trains, and Automoblies. Love that show. Can't complain, really can't.

posted by makeisweet @ 2:35 PM