Thanksgiving '08 in Rincon. Many people here do not have ovens or have families so large that cooking the bird is just not practical. We participated in the great morning trek to our local panaderia, EC Bakery where we and a good many others had their order in for the Thanksgiving special. It consists of: Turkey, rice with peas, sweet potato (batata), flan, bread, coke. Bella added home cooked cranberries and skillet cornbread. We had previously purchased a pumpkin pie from Sam's Club. The picture above give a taste of what was to come inside.
The line was long and sadly I had forgotten the receipt. So we waited a bit for the EC folks to assemble our order... Meanwhile this fellow was picking up three, yes three turkeys for his family gathering of 50.
Well, spirits were high and nobody pushed or jostled. It was all nicely done. On the way out I met this lady bountiful with her family's meal.
At home, Bella and I and our oldest son Hamilton sat down for our meal. After the meal in our post pavo stupor we rest. Later on, Hamilton tells me he will get together with fellow graduate students and head out for a party and then tomorrow to the beach.
We are mindful of and thankful for our blessings.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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