With cross ventilation, social distancing, and separate eating areas, we managed to have as safe a Thanksgiving as possible in this pandemic era, and still spend time with family. It took some planning, but there was joy and fun in that process too, hours spent in the Ilagan garage, where we staged a dinner with some creative lighting and curtains, and a floral ladder hung over the main table.
This year our bounty wasn’t in the delicious meal, or the extravagant flowers over our head, it was in the simple company of family. Andy’s parents haven’t been with us for a number of years, and every Thanksgiving we are reminded of their absence, as happens with most holidays. I was especially glad to have Mom and Dad still with us – something we appreciate more and more with each passing year.
That’s why this was so important for us to do, and I’m grateful we were able to make it work. Company is good for Dad – and this year it was good for all of us.
It doesn’t always, but this time Thanksgiving lived up to its name.
Oh, and I got to wear a hat with a bird in it! (I’ll get better pics of that another day.)
