If you know me, this story wouldn't sound like anything out of the ordinary. I love to give. I get personal satisfaction out of doing something good for other people (and yes that does carry over the the bedroom) but in real life....I love helping others. Nothing feels better.
So I was working on deciding which charity one of my clients could make a donation for the holidays. Spoke to the local food charity that donates food to families and soup kitchens. To my surprise, they had 25,000 request this year and only got 12,000 turkeys. And so I looked at my turkey. Hubby brought home a 16 lbs. turkey. This thing was way too big for the number of people I was having. The pan was going to get too heavy, the left over turkey issues.....and then there were people who had not turkey.
I decided....well Mr. Turkey...you could go to much better use at some other home who really needs you. I threw Mr. Turkey in the car and went to a drop off point for the charity. Only problem is that I was having 10 people for dinner...and I was working late. Hubby and I walked in. So what is for dinner tomorrow night? did you get to the store to get the side dishes.... Hmm...as I was typing.... "nope, not yet" ....I responded.
"Well at least we have a turkey' he said. My friend was over, and we looked at each other..."aahh...no, we dont have a turkey anymore". Now of course, he didn't believe me. He's searching in the oven, in the refrigerator...actually we were laughing so hard at this point watching him look for it. "You donated our turkey?" He finally said in disbelief. Yeah...now here's one good character about the hubby. He's not surprised at all.
"so what's for dinner?" "Whatever you pick up at the supermarket, I said"
So, we had a roast beef, vegetables and yams. And quite frankly, I was very happy and felt good. This year, I wasn't like last year. Money is tight but not like last year. I believe you need to give....its good for the soul.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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