Barb’s Burblings

Way back when I was living with Carrie, Jody, and Lucy in the house in Rockville, our wacky landlord gave us a frozen turkey shortly before Thanksgiving. He frequently gave us food, so this wasn’t unusual, but we weren’t sure what to do with a turkey. So we figured that we’d do a Thanksgiving with our friends! We invited a bunch of people over, and thus began a tradition. And certain things haven’t changed much over the years.

Brent, November 21, 2004:

Brent, November 21, 2009:

It’s made it through various apartments and then, when my apartment got too small, a townhouse. This year we graduated to an actual single-family home! Quite the accomplishment. In all, it was fun, though it’s strange to think how it’s changed over the years. I mean, this year there were three children in the mix. Life. So weird.

Afterward, Katie, Brent, Steve, and I went to the Remembrance Illumination at the National Cemetery in Gettysburg, in which candles are placed on graves of the Civil War soldiers who died, while at one end of the cemetery, someone reads the names. It was lovely and moving. And very hard to take pictures of, but I tried:

In all, a lovely day.