Thanksgiving Pig Roast

Well it certainly has been a long time since I’ve sit here at the computer to write my ‘blog’. Have received quite a bit of ‘teasing’....in a well meaning way. While having lunch with some family members they kept playing a guilt game with me saying that I should be home writing ‘log-blogs’ instead of out enjoying myself! Can you imagine that?
I have to LIVE The Good Life in order to write about it don’t I?
Was just getting a little research in while ‘tasting’ The Great Wall of Chocolate!
In any event, we had a wonderful....but absolutely CRAZY... Thanksgiving.
We did a Family Pig Roast which was a full two days event.
Matt, Britt and Joshua came a day in advance and we prepared mountains of Chex Party Mix, stuffed a turkey with adobo and ordered pizza. Pipo and Vinnie also came a day in advance to help prepare the pig and dig the pit. Chad helped build the steel bar holder for the pit. At night we watched the video.... Bruce Almighty....everyone slept wherever they wanted to....Vinnie got stepped on in the middle of the night....and just grunted and rolled over!
The overnighters had to arise at 5:00 a.m. in order to get the fire going early. The hard core workers were ...Matt, Vinnie and Pops!
NOTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT....POPS! He taught them all the tricks of the trade, the Spanish way!....Matt will know it all in the future...Vinnie is his consultant!
These three lasted day and night for two full days and early morning duty as well....Others came and went, horsed around, poked fun, drank gallons of liquids and ate mountains of snacks...
Joshua(2 1/2 yr.old) loved everything....Chad told Joshua that we were roasting a Dolphin....Dolphin’s are Joshua’s favorite fun water pet!
Everybody admonished Chad for such a sac religious suggestion!
Matt sit at one end of the pit, Joshua at the other end....as Matt slowly turned the pole, Joshua was trying hard and thought he was doing it!
Saying, “Maw, Maw, I do it!” He never knew his Uncle Matt was ‘helping him’....Long family traditions is still.....ongoing!
I can still hear Uncle Vic at a Family Pig Roast saying, “Sweetie it IS a Good Life!”...and MORE TO COME!
I agree!
See pictures...Link #1 ...click on Thanksgiving Pig Roast Album..enlarge thumbnail print...


DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING SHOPPING....

Our annual shopping marathon was a FUN event....this year....
My sister, Joyce, niece, Cindy, prayer partner, Nancy, nautical friend, Melissa, and Lynn as our designated driver participated.
We started out early Friday morning with all the sales ads.....for our shopping spree...along with 5 million other crazy people.
It was a successful event....we ’almost’ went broke....saving money!
We did stop around 2:00 p.m. for a lunch break and harassed the young waiter who served us....You know how six guys can tease a young lady who is serving them....well we had the opposite.!
To our young man’s dismay ( he was a great sport!)after finding out that he was 22 years old and we had a 36 yr. old single mother among us....he was asked the foolish question of....”What age women do you date?’
Saying “Usually my age or younger“....you could hear them groan!
It was all in good clean fun....and we laughed our heads off at each other’s silly antics.
Some of the girls went home early....5:00 p.m. or so but others, like me.... had to return to the BX at MacDill in order to fulfill our list with the 10% off coupon which we still had from early morning....Couldn’t let a bargain go by even though night had fallen!
During the day we made several trips back to my house to ‘drop off the goods’ because we constantly run out of room in our Explorer!
All in all.....the day was a complete success....Christmas morning will be a blast for our family and friends.....because their gifts were purchased by someone with a generous heart of love and fun....
I know....I was there....doing my research for The Good Life blog....

See Link #1 photos....Thanksgiving Family Pig Roast and Shopping Spree