Remember the grandma who texted the wrong number about Thanksgiving dinner last year? The hilarious conversation that went viral on Twitter had a heartwarming ending: Jamal Hinton, the total stranger whom grandmother Wanda Dench texted by accident, wound up accepting the invitation and going over for Thanksgiving anyway. "That's what grandmas do . . . feed everyone," Wanda said at the time. A year later, a new tradition has formed, and the unlikely pair celebrated Thanksgiving together again!
"She's a great friend," Jamal told local Arizona news station 12 News. And yes, in case you're wondering, Jamal also celebrates Thanksgiving with his real grandma — but he makes sure to save enough room to eat at Wanda's house in Mesa, AZ, too. "Just being friendly, I gained a new tradition on Thanksgiving and I love it," he said.
Filling his followers' hearts with nostalgia, Jamal shared side-by-side photos of him and Wanda from Thanksgiving in 2016 and 2017. "I do believe there are no accidents in life. So for that to happen, there was a reason," Wanda told 12 News. "He's always got an open invite to our house for Thanksgiving."
We hope that this is a Thanksgiving tradition that lasts a lifetime!