Look, Thanksgiving is probs the American holiday least likely to take a foothold in Australia, but we’d be willing to give it a one-year trial run if we could be guaranteed a celebratory feast as #blessed as this one.
Jamal Hinton went ahead and rocked up to Wanda Dench’s Thanksgiving chow-down a lil’ earlier today in Phoenix, Arizona, but that meet-up was actually notable ’cause they were total strangers just over a week ago.
Teenager Hinton received a random misnumbered text message from Dench on the 16th, detailing her Thanksgiving plans. Hinton replied with the equivalent of a “who dis?”, to which Dench replied “your grandma.”
He cleared the sitch up, but still asked for a plate. She said yes with squee-inducing fervour. From that moment forward, despite having zero relationship to Hinton, Dench effectively signed herself up for honorary grandmotherhood.
Somebody grandma is coming in clutch this year!! Ayee!!! pic.twitter.com/laXmX6rotA
— Certo Nego (@RonaldDoee) November 15, 2016
The most anticipated #Thanksgiving dinner of the year! #canIgetaplate #grandmaWanda #abc15 pic.twitter.com/ktUz1YZ5Cx
— Nohelani Graf (@NoheG) November 25, 2016
Hinton told news crews who’d caught wind of the mix-up that “I’d never seen her before and she welcomed me into her home.
“That shows me how great of a person she is, I’m thankful for people like that.”
So this just happened pic.twitter.com/zqElkMd6zM
— Certo Nego (@RonaldDoee) November 25, 2016
Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’ll be firing off invites to strangers in an attempt to recreate this beaut serendipity.
Source: ABC 15 Arizona.
Photo: @RonaldDoee / Twitter.