{"id":8489,"date":"2017-11-26T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=8489"},"modified":"2023-06-24T00:34:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T04:34:20","slug":"thanksgiving-away-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/8489","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Away from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since taking to the road five years ago we have not been home for every holiday. As the songs says, there\u2019s no place like home for the holidays, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are the two that are the hardest for us. Okay, maybe just me. Growing up with a strong tradition of family gatherings and traditional foods, created lots of great memories and warm feelings that I do miss when we don\u2019t make it back home. It\u2019s like being wrapped in an oversized, warm, fuzzy blanket.<\/p>\n

The sweet smells of apple and pumpkin pie, the savory turkey basting in the oven\u2026the days and hours of cooking and baking\u2026the pain of an overstuffed tummy\u2026let\u2019s not even talk about the piles and piles of dirty dishes to clean\u2026the gain of 10 pounds after one meal\u2026ah, heaven.<\/p>\n

In the true travellers spirit though, we work hard to incorporate our traditions with friends we meet. This year Dante, a guy John works with, invited us to spend Thanksgiving with him and his family in their new home.<\/p>\n

While Joann, her daughter Lauren, and I cooked, the guys hung out, talked and watched \u201cThe Godfather\u201d on TV.<\/p>\n

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Joann set a beautiful table that I almost hated to mess up. She explained to me that during the transport of the the table and chairs to their home, one of the six chairs was lost. Dante? As it turns out, there were five us for dinner, so it worked out perfectly!<\/p>\n

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For the second time, I forgot to take a picture of the turkey BEFORE it was carved. But I did manage to get a picture of all the great food we made before it was all gone.<\/p>\n

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For desert, I made the pumpkin and apple pies, but didn\u2019t get a picture of them either. We were too busy socializing for me to remember to take pictures, which is what the holidays are all about anyway.<\/p>\n

From left to right: Lauren, Joann, John, Wendy, Dante.<\/p>\n

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As far as the eating so much your tummy hurts? Yeah, we ate so much the next day we were still full.<\/p>\n

Following my normal holiday tradition, instead of braving the Black Friday crowds, I stayed home and decorated for Christmas.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t have a lot of room to decorate in the RV, but the dash area is the biggest space I have so I do my best. Its like decorating a store front window. I put in the little details for the up-close look, complete with my snowmen (I LOVE SNOWMEN!!!!), fake snow, snowflakes, little presents.<\/p>\n

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This year I took one of those lighting-nets for bushes and hung that up in the windshield for the \u201cstreet view\u201d people who don\u2019t get close up. I\u2019m probably the only one decorating in the park, but I look at it as bring some Christmas joy to every one. I did have one camper stop and tell me she really likes how I decorate our RV.<\/p>\n

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We may not be home for the holidays, but I do my best to bring our traditions with us on the road.<\/p>\n

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Now, let\u2019s shop!!!! Where\u2019s my computer? Amazon is calling to my wallet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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