Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving Dinner for 80 People

Thanksgiving day started like most days we've seen so far here in the Keys. We were given a spectacular sunrise.  I used to think that only the mountains in the west provided gorgeous scenery.  I've changed my mind and have seen the flat sea do the same.

We lazied around this morning.  We had coffee on the patio watching the sunrise and had a simple breakfast because we knew what the afternoon was to bring.  We were going to attend a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at St Peter's Catholic church in Big Pine Key.  It was a great time to meet some of the parishioners from the church.  There were 80 people at dinner.  I cannot begin to tell you how great the meal was.  Everyone brought the best dishes and the roasted and fried turkey was so tasty.  It truly was a meal fit for a king for all who were there.

It turned out that we met a lot of people from the RV park that we are staying at, which was good.  I especially enjoyed meeting Margaret & Bob.  They have been married a really long time and shared their success story with us.  At 92 Bob still fishes commercially and enjoys life to the fullest.  What an inspiration they are to Roseann and I.  We'll definitely be seeing more of them and Sarah and Ken during our stay.

Sarah and Roseann play Mah Jongg with some other ladies a couple of afternoons a week.  I think that I'll be "shanghied" into learning this new game soon (in between fishing, swimming, walking, water aerobics and oh did I mention fishing).

Again, we are blest on our journey with new people entering our lives and becoming a new thread in our tapestry of life.  How wonderful to have this experience.  We are so grateful to all for sharing themselves in our lives.