gobbletov

i am

 not 

sure

 why

 its not called

 hanukving or thanksgivukkah

  i guess

gobbletov

was 

catchier

  i don't cook

for many thanksgivings 

after 

my parents

 moved to florida

 they would come north

 stay with my sister 

we'd all get together

 mom would cook 

after my parents passed

 my sister and i

 would

 alternate

 hostessing

 toonman and i

 would trek

 over

 the 4 blocks

 to her apartment

or 

she'd trek here

 for many years

we

 mocked

 the holiday

 ordering

 pizza 

chinese

 thai

 or 

indian food

in the last few years

 i 

 ordered 

prepared

 traditional foods

 from

 various sources

 last year

 we ordered

 from 

eli zabar 

the brother 

of 

the guy 

who owns zabars

just up the street

 eli

 provided

 a scrumptious dinner

 i had

 only

 to work out

 the timing

 so

 most 

everything

 was hot

 at

the same time

 it pretty much worked out

 food was so good

 this year

 i ordered from him again

 this year

 because

 hanukkah began on wednesday at sundown

 i also

 ordered

 some traditional

 hanukkah dishes

 brisket and potato pancakes

 as well as

 the turkey and fixings

 i will open some malbec

 it works

 for both occasions/menus

 toonman

 schlepped

 all over the hood

 to find us

 candles for the menorah

 i brought a table cloth

for 

the card table

we're all set

i hope

 whichever

 holiday

 you are celebrating 

that

 you do it

 with

family and friends and lots and lots of food!