Finally, it's Thanksgiving!

"How many people are we having this year at Thanksgiving dinner, mom?" " Well, this year we will have about 40 people there." I couldn't have been happier to hear my mom say this. All I could think of was how much fun Thanksgiving would be this year at my aunts house. Great good, good company and so many people! The ratio would be 39 Cubans and 1 Caucasian. My uncle is the only white person in our family but he obviously loves being around us loud Cubans or else he wouldn't have married my aunt (who is a replica of my mother). This year, my mom would be making not one turkey, not two turkeys, but THREE turkeys! You can never have enough food at these things. Our Thanksgivings are usually very different than traditional celebrations. Many of my friends stick to the traditional food and traditional customs. We do not. You see, like I explained at the beginning of this blog, we are just different. We take things to a completely different level. First let me start by explaining  we do our dinner pretty late. People arrive around 5 pm and we don't eat until about 7pm. For those two hours, we eat appetizers, talk about each other, other people, and go through a few bottles of wine. People talk over each other and try to compete with who has the best story, the best kids, and the best stories in Cuba. "Cuando yo vine de Cuba..." That's how all of the stories start! During this time, I laugh and socialize with everybody. My aunt comes out of the kitchen and happily announces that dinner will be served. A very fancy dinner that contains champagne glasses, silver treys, and a few floral center pieces for the table. This is a very exciting time! Stay tuned for the dinner and dessert menus!