mary hosts
thanksgiving 2002
park slope, brooklyn
with the turkey in the oven, mary prepares the potatoes.
anne, jim and i arrive to find a giant 1600 piece jigsaw puzzle on the card table. the transfer of that puzzle to the adult table later that night was a ridiculous display of silliness.
as the lead in the kitchen, grace checks the turkey and decides it needs more time in the oven.
mary and jim work on dinner as anne joins the discussion. little does anyone know that menudo will be central to the dinnertime conversation.
with the table set, everyone poses for a picture. can fiestaware be any more fun?
as dinner comes to a close and more wine is poured the conversation turns to crazy stories about high school and college.
jim listens excitedly as mary (and grace) share a story from their preteen years that involved stalking menudo. mary followed that up with a story about being 21 and searching out her menudo crush who had since formed the band, maggie's dream.
out come the desserts, including cookies and pies. and instead of playing a board game called therapy, everyone goes by memory and plays psych-out. jim and anne both ask mary what maggie dreamed. they are still waiting for an answer.
suddenly, anne started dancing (well, she was provoked by me). and amy and donovan returned with a tape of the previous tuesday's gilmore girls!
balgavy.com site index