We had an awesome Thanksgiving. I hosted. I'm amazed at how good my turkey tasted. I'd never done a turkey until this year. We had a total of 10 adults, 6 kids and 3 newborns at our house for dinner. For dessert, we had two more adults, three more kids and another newborn join us. Our house was full! I love a good crowd.
To me, that's what holidays are all about; having a good crowd around me. It doesn't matter if it's family, friends or strangers. My dad taught me this, everyone should have somewhere to go for the holidays. Everyone. He told me the story of my Uncle Byron. He came to Thanksgiving dinner with a friend named John. No one had met John before. Someone asked Uncle Byron where John was from and how he knew him. Uncle Byron looked up from his plate, "I don't know him from Adam. I picked him up from the side of the road. I just thought he'd like a good meal."
I've heard this saying time and time again, "Strangers are just friends waiting to happen." I'm not sure if Uncle Byron and John are friends today. But for a moment John's belly was full and I'm sure Uncle Byron made an impact on John's life.
I'm at the perfect stage in my life to meet some strangers and turn them into great friends. And this Thanksgiving season, I'm so grateful for the opportunity to do so.
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