Thanksgiving Pot Luck Luncheon 2011

This morning I woke up late and rushed to the bakery to pick up 18 fresh Portuguese dinner rolls for the function as you may recall my last attempt to cook turned out terribly so I played it safe this time. ;)

The function was a triumph Chad and Lorraine did an excellent job as servers, Mrs. Deeley did good on the opening introductions but you really should replace your missing back teeth it shows when you smile. And it was a pleasure to finally meet and dine with the infamous Mr. Walter Cook, I’ve heard great things about this man.

Urban Native Homes staff were invited some I recognize ie: the sassy Tammy Trudeau showed up and jokingly said she's there to eat and run and then there's Tracy the receptionist some time ago I gave her an Indian name *Grandmother Of Seven* :) and I also had the pleasure of sitting beside the lovely soft spoken Nancy. I have to admit it was nice to see young faces at our function, no wrinkles, no grey hair and nothing sagging among the young crowd. jk. LOL

The food was "Magnifico" everybody contributed and speaking for myself I had fun but I did play it dangerously I went overboard on the food being diabetic I have to watch what I eat. *Makes a mental note to self* avoid the sweet table.

Smiles and laughter these are the things our culture is famous for and there was plenty of that at our table.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the readers around the world.

Comments

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