I’m dreaming of a white Thanksgiving

New fallen snow and a still unfrozen lake - November 24, 2005

My mom’s side of the family has ballooned through the years, making it harder and harder to get everyone under the same roof for Thanksgiving like we used to do. But we still do try to get as many members together as we can every five years or so, assembling at a family favorite resort called Ridin-Hy. And 2005 is one such year for us to gather.

Though there were a few heads missing — my sister among them, sadly — we had a pretty good turnout. What made this already special gathering all the more special was the added foot of snow that upstate New York got on Thanksgiving day, turning the already peaceful and picturesque surroundings look that much better. Just icing on the cake in my opinion.

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8 Responses to “I’m dreaming of a white Thanksgiving”

  1. Coleen says:

    Nice pictures Andrew, now I can forward this to Pete’s family and show them what they have been missing all these years.
    Col

  2. aunt B says:

    Great pictures Andrew lets all bring our pictures to New Years and share. Yours make us undrestand why we went. Aunt B

  3. Andrea says:

    Awesome Andrew! What great pics! I am so happy you got them up……………….da…daaaa.daaaaaaaaaa……………….DOT………………….!
    Love ya cuz!
    Andrea

  4. E-Z says:

    Yo, Yo, Yo. Roomie,

    I do believe Photojournalism should be added to your resume!

    We’re so lucky………what a family!

    XOXO-E

  5. Joseph O'Neill says:

    Great pictures, looks like everyone had a great time. The snow was pretty but I’m not jealous about it. Hope you don’t mind that Sharon forwarded the site to me. E’ya Joe

  6. Joan says:

    Awesome pics. wish we could have made it. I’m soooo glad you e-mailed them to us. We didn’t get quite that much snow here. Thank God!!!

  7. Tina says:

    Very cool Andrew. You did a fabulous job! I can’t wait to show everyone. Thanks for a great time too. Full-contact ping-pong at 1:00am will go down as one of my all time favorite sports thanks to you!

  8. Patty (no-Ann) says:

    I wanna go back! Love the pics but even more so I love the people in them. It was without a doubt my best Thanksgiving yet!! Many more to come I hope!