Before you have to do the actual Thanksgiving, which we know can be REALLY HARD for widowed people for so many reasons, lets have a Friendsgiving feast together at the library. The library is closed that day, and we have cleared two rooms plus a mini-kitchen with microwave and fridge. Make or bring a dish that means something to you and your person who died – maybe a favorite of theirs – or just bring something that you love to have on this holiday. Allison and I will supply beverages, paper goods, silverware, and we will also be contributing something for the feast itself. Let us know in your reply if you are coming and what you will bring, and please REPLY ALL so others can see what things people are bringing so we dont get 50 bowls of potatoes lol . I will be bringing/making a delicious corn casserole – its sort of like cornbread but yummier. I will update later with what else I will bring, Im not sure yet.

If what you are bringing needs to be hot/warm, please warm it up before arriving, and then you can microwave it at the kitchen. We dont think there is an oven or stovetop, but we are double checking on that.

We will share a meal together, and some toasts to our person, to love, and to friendship. If you have a holiday story or thought youd like to share about you and your person, we can do that too. We are excited to share this day with you.

Let us know if you have any questions. As it gets closer to the feast date, Ill make a list of what we have so far for food/desserts etc, and then Ill send another email. But if you know what youd like to bring, reply back to ALL and let us know. THanks so much!!!

Kelley and Allison

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