November 2016 – So Cal Yankee

Gathering snippets of conversation or thought “overheard” …

This week’s subject … “Thanksgiving (The Holiday)”

Here is my collection from one day … Contribute your “overheard,” especially alternative views of this interesting holiday.

– Is your wife cooking for Thanksgiving?

– I bought an eleven-pound turkey.

– Sometimes we have barbeque—one time pulled pork.

– Are you going anywhere?

– He always buys his Thanksgiving meal at Boston Market.

– We would eat twice—once at her parents, once at mine

– Look on your phone for how to thaw out a turkey

– Tamales—Thanksgiving AND Christmas

– Any plans for Black Friday?

– How not to fight at family gatherings

– She’ll be flying down from Portland this morning

– Macy’s is opening at five PM today

– It was the first day we knew for sure that he was gone

– I’m going over to Emmy’s house this afternoon

– We are eating early—her fiancé has to work in the afternoon

– I was so frazzled about the apple pie

– He’s driving up from Boston—should be here by one

– I messed up the first batch of deviled eggs—I had to start all over

– My attempt at gluten-free banana bread came out like bricks

– The turkey got done too early

– Want a beer? Some wine?

– This cranberry sauce is really good

– She and a friend are going to Cocos for lunch

– Pass the mashed potatoes please

– After we eat, we’ll walk around the lake

– My mother would make gravy out of the drippings

– Want to take some of the mashed potatoes home?

– This evening we’ll have another piece of that pie

Month: November 2016