One more slice

My Thanksgiving started with a great breakfast. Our friend Edson was returned to his family just in time for the holidays. After being a year in the Tacoma Immigration Detention Center. We probably could've gotten him out earlier if we had gotten better lawyers from the start. Anyways, back to the Thanksgiving. We gathered everyone who helped Edson together for a Thanksgiving breakfast. Everyone brought food and sat together in the large table as we still tried to realize that Edson was actually there with us. KATU News was there to do an update on his story and they interviewed Edson's cousin who was so emotional about his return. It was a true miracle Edson was with us for Thanksgiving spending it with his family & friends.

After the breakfast my mom had to go drop us off at my Dad's. When we got there we left to his girlfriend's house in Beaverton for Thanksgiving dinner. Her parents were there for the week, so her mom made most of the Thanksgiving dinner. It was delicious! The scent of the roasted turkey, the steam from the warm mashed potatoes, and the tangy cranberries filled the night. We sat down and said our prayers. I ate until I felt like bursting and I swear I think I gained a pants size. For desert we had pumpkin pie, which is my absolute favorite. My brother and stepbrother got a mattress and decided to go "mattress surfing" down the stairs. It was quite a show. After all that we ended the evening with "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and went to bed, but of course we woke up at around 3 AM for just one more slice of Pumpkin Pie.

This is my brother & stepbrother "Mattress Surfing" down the stairs.