This year we spent Thanksgiving day in Kent with Todd's extended family. That whole week was an adventure starting with being in Boston on Monday, which made an already short week into a two-day week. Then Tuesday was my birthday, the celebration of which included a 5pm client meeting. Our first guest arrived on Tuesday night at the Newark train station; our second guest arrived Thursday morning at JFK at 6am. We figured that the best thing to do was to go straight up to Kent from there. Jess and I had to wedge Buddy between us on the back seat of the car. Buddy was not pleased. He usually gets the entire seat to himself and was not keen on sharing. We finally had to put the pillows in the space between the console and the seat so that Buddy could prop himself up. Jeez.
On the way we got lost by about 4 miles in each direction as we followed signs to Dunkin Donuts hidden deep in the woods. We asked to check their oven for children, but only got blank stares. Fortified with coffee and 50 munchkins, we made it to Kent just in time for our sugar rush to kick off so we could take a long nap. It was glorious.
When we woke up the party had just started and everyone had arrived: Scott's girlfriend; all of Todd's uncles, aunts and cousins; and two family friends, for a total of 20+. Definitely the biggest Thanksgiving in recent memory. We had a fantastic feast and some heated games of Pictionary. People lazed off their turkey by watching Casino Royale and Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie. Overall, it was an excellent Thanksgiving.
Also, there were lots of bad teeth at this reunion:
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