Thanksgiving 2̶0̶1̶9̶ 2020: A Survival and Celebration Thread

Someone offered an instapot. My wife thought about it cuz she uses ours all the time. But that one is in storage.

And the stovetop does work. So we have that going for us

3 Likes

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, my sober friend.

2 Likes

You can rock it & pull it together! Best part is this shenanigans is going to be a funny memory for your family :grin::grin::grin:

2 Likes

Yeah not the same, i usually fly home to see family, but I’m not this year Benard i don’t want to accidentally expose them. And work has travel restrictions on us. All good though. Still a good holiday - no present drama!

2 Likes

This look delicious! I made some carrot cake - grated carrots & make butter cream cheese icing from scratch! That takes some time :grin:

1 Like

Happy Thanksgiving. Today is rough going through one of the hardest break ups ive had to endure. Not being part of my ex’s celebration hurts but I spent some time today taking a moment to be grateful for the good times shared and teachable moments

First Thanksgiving I am choosing not to drink

Day 10 you look good

3 Likes

Heck yeah jam bands and bluegrass!:heart:

2 Likes

I always bake pumpkins down and make my own pies and whatnot. Theres always leftover pumpkin mash for at least Thanksgiving, usually Christmas also. I didn’t make as much pumpkin stuff this year because I was busy processing 25lbs of apples. So this was the last container. :weary:

1 Like

At least the stove is working. That’s a blessing.
I couldn’t imagine if the whole thing went out.:joy::grimacing:

1 Like

This is my 4th sober Thanksgiving, y’all! I am feeling so thankful for all of you. :hugs:

11 Likes

So thanksgiving is postponed until Saturday this year. Kyle is hiking with his dad, my sister and her husband are quarantining because they came in contact with someone who had Covid. So…seasons 52 takeout it is tonight for me, mom & dad. It’s my favorite holiday but I want everyone to be safe so I don’t mind the precautions. I got this boy and that’s all that matters. Post pics of your turkeys so I can be jealous!

6 Likes

Well…my initial plan was to cook dinner for me, my dad (who lives on his own after my mom passed) and my new husband. On Tuesday my husband tested positive for Covid. So now I’m in quarantine in an air bnb (luckily having tested negative yesterday). It’s a rough thanksgiving to be alone. BUT… I’m grateful

  1. That I’m dealing with it sober
  2. That in sobriety I am responsible enough with my income that being able to get a spur of the moment air bnb was a non issue.
  3. That I have tested negative so far and as long as I remain without symptoms for the next day I will have passed the contagious window (should I come down with it) so that the school I own doesn’t have to shut down.
  4. That my business partner and her husband drove me and my husband dinner plates.
  5. That FaceTime exists.
  6. That I have time to do grad school work now.
  7. That so far my husband is managing the virus well.
  8. That this community exists to help us stay connected during the holidays.

Hope everyone is having a good and sober day. Love to you alll.:heart:

9 Likes

10 days is definitely something to be thankful for. I am sorry about your breakup.
I hope you can put all of your energy into learning to love yourself, and getting to know yourself sober.

1 Like

2020 has been a strange year! But its been a good year because of recovery.

Its nice to feel gratitude. I didn’t feel that as a drunk. I like it! I’m thankful!

4 Likes

Thankful for this dinner to remind my sober, free flowing arteries who the boss is.

2 Likes

It’s not a traditional Thanksgiving for me but then again this entire year hasn’t been normal. Since I’m in isolation for possible covid exposure, we can’t have any family over. Its just the 3 of us (hubby, daughter and me). We decided to have prime rib and filet mignon instead of turkey.
Happy Thanksgiving to my TS family.

4 Likes

The prime rib and tenderloin sounds great though.
Happy 2020 Thanksgiving Lisa.
:pray:t2::heart:

3 Likes

Hello my friends, I would like to talk to you about the wonders of cool whip.

7 Likes

We are having cheesecake for dessert because that was the only thing we could all agree on :drooling_face::rofl:

3 Likes

I like my cool whip with an essence of pumpkin pie on top :yum:

3 Likes