This week my entire family (cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, second cousins ect.) packed into one house for three days to bond over one of our favorite holidays in the Williams Family. Now before going into the events of this weekend you should know my family, is a lively bunch. We're tighter than jeggings, and crazier than snuggies. My Nana and Papa (or Packi depending on which cousin you are talking to) have a cottage on a lake where we spend many Summer weekends, Thanksgiving and New Year. This cottage is where some serious bonding goes down. I am extremely lucky in that my entire family gets along, all the cousins, we're all friends. Well let's get on with describing the weekend.
Well first off when we arrived the house was freezing. But that just gave us the excuse to make a fire and soon we were all nice and toasty. We settled in for some good old fashion family time. Which incluedes telling stories, watching football, playing football, playing card games, dancing, ect. Here are a few photos to give you an idea of what goes on at the cottage during the chilly months.
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| These cookies are a staple at any William's holiday. Lovingly frosted by the grandchildren, baked by Nana. |
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| Just gathering around the table for some good conversation. |
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| Dance parties are common. |
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| Playing a little football is always fun! |
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| A good old fashion game of go fish! |
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| Frosting some cookies! One of the most loved holiday activities! |
Another activity I took part in this year, I am proud to say will hopefully become a tradition. Anyone involved will agree that Thanksgiving caroling is where it's at. More like Thanksgiving poem reciting, we traveled the neighborhood spreading Thanks and cheer. However would you believe there was only one person home in the entire neighborhood. However the one house we did carol at said we made their day. Thats just us Williams girls. The poem went something like this:
Greetings from the Williams Family
We send you greetings and salutations
we are thankful for you
and we hope you're thankful for us too
Blessings to you and your family during this holiday season
gobble gobble
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| Fellow poem sayers. |
Not exactly fine literature, but it got the point across. Anyway since no one was home we just enjoyed a nice walk through the little neighborhood taking in the "sights".
Then it is time for dinner. Feeding all of us in no easy thing to do but Nana and she pulls it off with grace. After dinner there is the ever hated tradition. Me and my three other cousins or the oldest, are required to wash the dishes. We try everything to get out of it. This year we hid in a locked bathroom with a recording of someone saying "somebody's in here" however it didn't work. And we washed this dishes, and probably will next year. However if there is any group of girls I would love to wash dishes with it would be them. We sing youtube videos at the top of our lungs, and we may or may not have started a soap fight.  |
| The canned cranberries. Can you believe no one ate them? |
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| Aunt Rae Anne proudly displaying her corn. |
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| Aunt Laurie trying out the beans |
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| Cleaning those dishes! |
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| About to hit the town! |
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| Putting those dollar general coloring books to good use! |
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| Warm cups of coffee and coco on a cold afternoon. |
"Other things may change, but we start and end with family."
-Anthony Brandt
I suppose after reading this it goes without saying that I am extremely thankful for my family. I consider myself the luckiest person in the world to have them. We all fit together perfectly. All and all it was a wonderful Thanksgiving, and all my family that was not there I missed you, and I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and actually that goes to anyone reading this. Christmas here I come.
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