An update to a story that captivated the world in 2016 when an Arizona grandmother accidentally texted the wrong teenager inviting him to Thanksgiving Dinner.

Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench are once again celebrating Thanksgiving together this year.

The duo's unlikely friendship began in 2016 when she accidentally sent a text to Hinton thinking she was inviting her grandson to Thanksgiving dinner. Then 17-year-old Hinton told Dench she had reached the wrong person but asked if he could come to dinner anyway. Dench said yes. The story went viral when Hinton shared the accidental text exchange on social media and actually showed up for Thanksgiving dinner with Dench and her family. He has joined Dench and her family for Thanksgiving dinner every year since.

The viral text that created a friendship. (Jamal Hinton on Twitter)

And that tradition is alive and well this year, with Hinton tweeting that Dench had reached out and asked him to dinner. 2021 marks the sixth year of the get-together.

We are all set for year 6! 🦃 pic.twitter.com/wEQioizWGd

— Jamal Hinton (@Jamalhinton12) November 14, 2021