This year was the first Thanksgiving that Matthew and I haven't spent with family. For the past four years (including while we were engaged) we spent it with my parents or his. But this year we are too far from home to visit for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
We weren't quite sure what we were going to do, but I had a feeling that someone from church would invite us over and sure enough they did. Paul and Katie Johnson invited us to join them, their family and the Hunt family for dinner at the Hunt's home.
I worked a half day on Thanksgiving and then Matthew and I headed to the Hunt's home. We had a great time. We brought my mom's sweet potato casserole and enjoyed talking and stuffing our faces. It is really nice to know that even without family close by we have a ward family who cares about us and is willing to share their homes and hospitality.
The interesting thing about this dinner is, we discovered that Katie Johnson and Matthew are actually related! It goes something like this: her great great great grandmother is the sister of Matthew's great great great grandfather. So it turns out we did have Thanksgiving with family!
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