November 28, 2024: Thanksgiving in Dallas
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We had a quiet December, but we looked forward to again hosting our close friends for a meal on Christmas Day. This year, it would be a pork loin as the star of the meal, with accompaniments provided by Fred and I as well as our guests. On Christmas morning, I got the roast into the oven and began work on some of the accompanying dishes, but a pork loin is a lot easier than a turkey.

The guest list today duplicated that of Thanksgiving, with the addition of our very good friends Mario and Steve. Here is everyone (with the exception of Fred, who of course was taking the picture):

Clockwise from left are Lynne, Gary, Justin, me, Lou, Mario, and Steve

We try to do the Christmas meal in mid-afternoon, because Steve often has to take a hospital shift on holidays. Today, we ate about 5 because Steve did not have to leave as early as usual. First to arrive were Lou and Lynne. Everyone had arrived by 4 or so, and spent the hour before dinner conversing, catching up, and (still) anxiously discussing the events of November 5th.

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Fred was the photographer for the evening, and captured numerous pictures of our guests (and us). I've taken the best of these pictures and put them in a slideshow so you an easily have a look at them.

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The meal was really good- and not just because I fixed it. The guests contributed too, with a veggie casserole, wine, and a potato casserole.

The Dessert Table

After we'd let the meal settle for a bit, it was time for dessert. This was Fred's doing, as usual. He made cupcakes and pecan bars. We also had Christmas cookies that were brought by Justin and Gary.

This really great Christmas Day with all our close friends was an enjoyable end to this year of pictures. We are very thankful for our friends- who also include Ron and Jay up in Plano. We hope to retain them all for many years to come.

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	November 28, 2024: Thanksgiving in Dallas
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