happens every year

My thanksgivings change every year; thank you divorce and loose custody agreements. I average about 3 or 4 thanksgivings a year with about 5 different family groups.

The Gordons are probably the closest to me genetically and geographically, but the furthest in terms of personality; this is also the Jewish faction of my thanksgiving community. My mom, grandma corn nuts, grandpa ice cream, uncle teddy bear, great aunt Estelle, and all the lawyers in Lousville all sit on this side of the table in November. If you were to strike up a random conversation at my dinner table, this group of people wouldn't let you penetrate their blanket of slightly entertaining stories and anecdotes, so don't try. The only person who I truly consistently get along with would be my grandpa who is losing his hearing and hair at about the same pace.

Most of my thanksgivings are now spent, by default, with the Foster family; otherwise known as the step family. For 5 years Darren (step-dad), Chaz, Jessica, Nathan, and various grandparents and uncles have shared the dining room with us. My mother and Darren do not have a legally bound relationship and have rough patches but have ended up together every thanksgiving. I am normally placed, at meal time with the step siblings at a fold up card table.

The LaZur family is definitely expresses the most resemblance to me; our thanksgivings include a table full of Turkey, lots of *unkosher* ham, gallons upon gallons of the wonderful elixer that is stuffing, buckets of gravy, about 6 pies, rolls, and so much more is under this top layer of food. All shared between me, my brother, dad, grandma, several aunts and uncles, and whoever happens to call us up for the holidays. The table conversation is little but delightfully entertaining and not normal. We waddle to the couch and watch recorded hockey games on DVR because we hate commercials and want to finish the sports games first so we can play PS3. This year I spent my major thanksgiving dinner in North Carolina with this faction of the family.

I know I said I have like 5 groups of families but I think the other two would be my step mom's family and either my rabbi and temple members or the residents at the stewart home.