[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.91″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”2px|0px|8px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Featured Image caption” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px”]<\/p>\n
In July, President Harris Pastides and first lady Patricia Moore Pastides will say goodbye as they retire from office. They have lived in the house for more than 10 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.92″ custom_padding=”2px|0px|37.9062px|0px” prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0px|0px|18.9531px|0px” custom_margin=”10px|||” _builder_version=”3.0.92″][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”News Story” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ custom_margin=”0px||0px|”]<\/p>\n Patricia Moore-Pastides’ favorite holiday tradition is the prayer that starts every Thanksgiving dinner.<\/p>\n \u201cWe always would start out the meal with a prayer and then everyone would go around the room and say what they\u2019re thankful for,\u201d said Moore-Pastides, the first lady of the University of South Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n When USC football plays Clemson at home, you could find 15 to 20 people in USC’s President\u2019s House for Thanksgiving. Because this year\u2019s game is at Clemson, the Pastides will be traveling to their daughter\u2019s house in California. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n President Harris Pastides announced earlier this year that he will be retiring as president in July, making this the couple’s last year in the President\u2019s House on the historic Horseshoe – a house they have lived in for 10 years. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen it\u2019s just Harris and I, it can feel a little like we\u2019re living in a museum,\u201d said Moore-Pastides. \u201cWhen you get all those bedrooms filled up, it\u2019s really fun to have the family here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n On the first floor is a grand dining room big enough to entertain a plethora of guests. The second floor starts their apartment, where the kitchen is.<\/span><\/p>\n When they do host Thanksgiving, everyone takes multiple trips up and down the stairs to bring the food to the dining room table. <\/span><\/p>\n Cage free turkey from Doko Farms, stuffing and sweet potatoes can be found at their Thanksgiving dinners. But also, there is a unique dish that has been served on the Pastides\u2019 table for over 30 years. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI have a signature soup that I have every year,\u201d said Moore-Pastides. \u201cIt\u2019s curried butternut squash soup. Maybe it\u2019s because we\u2019re from New England where it\u2019s colder, soup always seemed like a good way to start the meal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Although Moore-Pastides likes to maintain a healthy lifestyle when it comes to cooking, baking pies is one of her favorite things to do for the holiday season. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRolling a pie crust just feels so homey,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd of course, homemade whipped cream, nothing from a can. I do have a sweet tooth after all, so I do like the pies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Moore-Pastides\u2019 favorite dish is the pie while her granddaughter, Alice, raves over the mushrooms. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe had Grandparents Day at her school last year,\u201d said Moore-Pastides. \u201cThey had to fill out a form that said \u2018What\u2019s a special thing that your grandmother does for you,\u2019 and she said, \u2018She makes me mushrooms.\u2019\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Food seems to be the focus of the holiday but with the family spread around the country, Moore-Pastides values when her family is all together and they can share their Thanksgiving prayers. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNow we cry because we\u2019re in the last third of our lives,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can really look back and see what shaped us. We\u2019ve suffered a little bit with loss. To remember those who are no longer with us, it gives the holiday more meaning than just eating.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 1″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PastidesP2_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 1″ _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n When USC plays Clemson at home, the Pastides host their guest in the first floor dining room. The kitchen is on the second floor so throughout the day, many trips are taken to bring food down for Thanksgiving dinner. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 2″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PastidesP4_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 2″ _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n Patricia Moore-Pastides, first lady of USC, started baking when she was in the seventh grade. Home economics class was where she learned to bake from scratch because her mother would use a cake mix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 3″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PastidesP3_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 3″ _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n Moore-Pastides loves having the house full during the holidays. While she enjoys the pies, her granddaughter Alice, enjoys the mushrooms. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 4″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.17.3″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PastidesP5_KK.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 4″ _builder_version=”3.17.3″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||”]<\/p>\n At Home in the Heart of the Horseshoe<\/i>\u00a0by Moore-Pastides features pictures of the President\u2019s house decorated for Christmas. 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