Winter 1984: A Crowded Thanksgiving
Enjoying NAVY Life
Winter brought in Thanksgiving. We celebrated this year by inviting all our NAVY friends that couldn’t afford to go home either. I baked a turkey and the fixin’s (stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green beans, rolls, etc.) and spread it out on the small table we bought for our eat in kitchen and the kitchen counter top.
About 20 people piled in our little one-bedroom apartment with each bringing a covered dish or alcohol. We laughed that more brought alcohol. We crowded in the living room and kitchen, but it was nice just to be together with friends.
This is yet again another example of your reaching out to others to provide some sense of belonging that we all need. You were always so generous and giving!
For Christmas, we were able to go back to Ashland and celebrate with family. And the rest was daily life in Arlington, Virginia.
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