Thanksgiving

Last Thursday, we had a special CSG Thanksgiving! We had no classes for the day, and the food preparation started early. Before we got up, the turkey was already in the oven, and the rest of the cooking started as soon as breakfast was over. We were assigned cooking groups, and each group had a category of food they were responsible for cooking. There was the starch group, the greens group, two pie groups, and decorations and h’orderves. The Res Life Staff was in charge of the turkey, stuffing, and gravy. I was in the greens group with Rosie and Nell, and we prepared a salad and peas.

Dinner was at about two. We brought up a long table from the basement so we could all eat at the same table and decorated it with a nice tablecloth and flowers. After settling into our seats, we were almost ready to eat when Eliza told us that there was a surprise guest. We all looked towards the door. At first, Kit walked out and most of us assumed it was a joke, but then Gail came in! It was the first time we’ve seen her in weeks, and some of us were so happy we cried. She was feeling better and was even wearing the tutu Franchesca gave her around one leg.

After the meal was done, we had time to talk to our family, and then went out for a campfire at the campground. While we were there, we roasted s'mores and exchanged small gifts we had been working on for the past several days, called our “secret turkeys.” These ranged from personalized storybooks to personalized songs.

By the time we’d finished at the park, we were all exhausted, even though it was only about six. We went back to the farmhouse, packed for our final leadership trip, and finished the night by watching Harry Potter part seven and a half. It was a fantastic Thanksgiving, and one that I will never forget.

~Perri