FutureCEO
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chocolate orange cake with the same frosting. The recipe called for orange candy peels on top but I nixed them.Looks delish. What kind of frosting will it have?
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The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread
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donaldtoo
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So, Sunday was Carolyn’s Mother’s side of the family annual family reunion/Thanksgiving celebration.
Not quite as many were there this year as last year, but last year was gang busters compared to recent years, due to things like Covid, those away at college, etc.
So, still a very good turnout…!!!
We (Carolyn, Matthew, Sarah and myself), along with one of Carolyn’s aunts and a cousin, got there about 9:50a to start setting up (tables, tablecloths, chairs, etc.). Carolyn has volunteered to take charge of much of the festivities in recent years. The memorial table pictures, name tags, decorations, etc….!!!
Anyway, a pic below of the guest book, change of info and donations table…hey, the hall rental costs money, as well as other things involved in this production…!!!
Sarah and Megan putting the name tags on that table…yes, there are that many family members, although they, obviously, don’t all show up, for various reasons. We try to get everyone to RSVP, but sometimes they don’t, so we just make tags for everyone still with us…!!!
Pics of the memorial table below.
The second pic shows the patriarch and matriarch of the family at the far left, and my MIL, Shirley, at the far right.
And yes, grandpa Schmidt had quite the honker of a schnoz on him…!!!!!
A coupla’ general pics of the gathering below…!!!
The food, including the kitchen bar counter, and the dessert table…pics taken after the major stampede…JK, LOL and all that jazz…!!!!!
My plate of a tamale, sliced ham, sliced sausage, Brussels sprouts, white and dark meat turkey, spinach casserole, cheesy potatoes, sauerkraut, green bean casserole and corn casserole…!!!!!
No pics of desserts, as I was so stuffed my dessert plate was paltry, but I had small servings of a cranberry, apple, oatmeal crumble dish, along with some tapioca pudding, pecan pie and a small piece of peanut brittle…!!!!!
After we ate, there were more festivities…!!!
A family trivia contest that is always a hoot, family updates and announcements, a closing prayer (we also always have an opening prayer in English along with The Lords Prayer in German), and a closing hymn.
Then…cleanup and takedown, which I always participate in (as well as the previously mentioned setup).
But, by then, I had to make a quick visit to the men’s room, which lasted maybe 3 minutes, and the vast majority of it was already done when I walked out…!!!!!
Biased, and blessed I am, indeed, but…
Our families are, simply, the best…!!!!!!!
Not quite as many were there this year as last year, but last year was gang busters compared to recent years, due to things like Covid, those away at college, etc.
So, still a very good turnout…!!!
We (Carolyn, Matthew, Sarah and myself), along with one of Carolyn’s aunts and a cousin, got there about 9:50a to start setting up (tables, tablecloths, chairs, etc.). Carolyn has volunteered to take charge of much of the festivities in recent years. The memorial table pictures, name tags, decorations, etc….!!!
Anyway, a pic below of the guest book, change of info and donations table…hey, the hall rental costs money, as well as other things involved in this production…!!!
Sarah and Megan putting the name tags on that table…yes, there are that many family members, although they, obviously, don’t all show up, for various reasons. We try to get everyone to RSVP, but sometimes they don’t, so we just make tags for everyone still with us…!!!
Pics of the memorial table below.
The second pic shows the patriarch and matriarch of the family at the far left, and my MIL, Shirley, at the far right.
And yes, grandpa Schmidt had quite the honker of a schnoz on him…!!!!!
A coupla’ general pics of the gathering below…!!!
The food, including the kitchen bar counter, and the dessert table…pics taken after the major stampede…JK, LOL and all that jazz…!!!!!
My plate of a tamale, sliced ham, sliced sausage, Brussels sprouts, white and dark meat turkey, spinach casserole, cheesy potatoes, sauerkraut, green bean casserole and corn casserole…!!!!!
No pics of desserts, as I was so stuffed my dessert plate was paltry, but I had small servings of a cranberry, apple, oatmeal crumble dish, along with some tapioca pudding, pecan pie and a small piece of peanut brittle…!!!!!
After we ate, there were more festivities…!!!
A family trivia contest that is always a hoot, family updates and announcements, a closing prayer (we also always have an opening prayer in English along with The Lords Prayer in German), and a closing hymn.
Then…cleanup and takedown, which I always participate in (as well as the previously mentioned setup).
But, by then, I had to make a quick visit to the men’s room, which lasted maybe 3 minutes, and the vast majority of it was already done when I walked out…!!!!!
Biased
, and blessed I am, indeed, but…Our families are, simply, the best…!!!!!!!