Uncanny Mistake

Day 2-


This year for thanksgiving we traveled to Santa Fe NM for a nice family get together. A race earlier in the day makes me want to gorge myself in the  most succulent meats and the most sweet and mouth watering deserts. We make it o our final destination for our great meal, a resort on the back road heading into the city. On the most beautiful property in the world, the resort is also home to one of the largest buffet's my eyes have ever seen. A big grin appears on my face as I see the Alaskan crab legs, the turkey and much more as they litter the tables of the dinning hall. The aromas captivate my small nose. I get  my first course. Three crab legs, four shrimp, a dinner roll and a Roy Rogers. These amazing things sit on the table for a good second or so before being attacked  by brutal force. Bite by bite I soon fill up. But was that enough to stop me from getting more, no.

Jokes and chatter emerge from clanking of forks, knifes and full mouths that invade  our family get together.  Its hard to  justify  the reasoning  behind our  family outing why we spend money on food instead of cooking it ourselves. As the second course comes to a close and I start to hit the wall, much like the one in the race. I sit in my chair, arms high to the roof, the groaning of what might  seem at first to be a beached whale, but it is really a twelve year old. Desert. My mortal enemy once it comes to food. I unbutton my belt take a deep breath in and grab one of the biggest peaces of cake I have ever seen. I even think that someone who hasn't eaten for a week couldn't eat this cake. The thick chocolate raspberry filling with the richness of the texture makes this one thanksgiving not to forget. I don't finish the cake but I make it out the door alive.

I hope your thanksgivings weren't as full as mine. Happy Turkey Day


NOAH