Thanksgiving, ...... Lehmann style

Well I just had my first thanksgiving away from home, and I have to say it was a little different. First to lay a little ground work the guests were Lincoln and Michele, Lincoln's buddy Big Tony and Lincoln's cousin Mike (on his Dads side).

Michele cooked most of the food which by the way was simply amazing, but Mike brought these stellar meatballs as well! So far it was just like any other dinner minus the mashed potatoes with gravy, until the dinner conversation started. I soon learnt that it was O.K. to fart in the kitchen (while preparing the meal) and for sure O.K. to talk about it. The conversation soon escalated to the topic of when the last time we shat our pants........apparently this is the "social norm" and not a scary topic to shy away from (little did I know being the small town Mennonite). Needless to say I was the quite one at dinner but did let a few laughs out. After dinner I went to the sink and started to wash the dishes, well I shortly got questioned as to what I was doing, and the fact that there was a dishwasher (that wasn't me) that could wash the dishes. Well my mother (who will be proud to hear) raised me a little better and I continued to do the dishes. The only thing while I was doing the dishes and the rest watched (all but Linc, Michele had the right, she cooked it all) I had to fend off questions on why I wasn't a Hutterite and the differences between being a Hutterite and a Mennonite.

All ridicule and interesting conversation aside, I would have to say that our Thanksgiving meal was fun and I was glad that we could gather 4 different families together at this time of year who didn't have huge gatherings to go too.

Until next Thanksgiving then......