Second Thanksgiving

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Today my family celebrated a second Thanksgiving, since none of us could make it on actual Thanksgiving and my mom had to work late that day anyway. Second Thanksgiving was a success. The food was, in my opinion, way better than the meal my in-laws served, but maybe I'm biased about my family's cooking. The candied yams in particular were the best I ever ate; my sister made them this year and added coconut and walnuts to them, in addition to brown sugar and melted marshmallows on top. Everyone agreed that they were delicious. I had a big serving and now, over six hours later, I am still stuffed. It was nice getting to visit with my parents and my siblings and their significant others. We listened to this goofy Christmas album my brothers recorded for my sister when we were younger and all had a good laugh over it. I think that this was possibly one of the best Thanksgivings we've ever had together (even though it technically wasn't Thanksgiving.) Usually my family ends up fighting on the holidays so it was nice to enjoy one for a change where we all got along. (Maybe because it wasn't the actual holiday!) The only downside to the day was my partner decided to stay home, so I brought him back a plate of leftovers. I was also sent home with a ton of pie. We now have pie out our ears over here. It would have been nice if my guy had joined us, but I understand why he didn't. It's his weekend and he didn't want to spend it hanging around my dad. They don't really get along. Other than that, it was a great Saturday. I hope my family makes a tradition out of having a "second Thanksgiving" either before or after the actual day. That way I can still carry on the tradition of seeing my in-laws on the holiday, but celebrate with my family too. How was your Saturday? Did you do anything special?