Happy Turkey Day!
We're safely ensconced in the old homestead, readying ourselves for a turkey-eating marathon: not one, but two Thanksgiving dinner. Well, in the west Texas vernacular, we'll be having one Thanksgiving dinner and one Thanksgiving supper.
The whole crew went to Mi Casita last night for Mexican food, and we weren't the only ones who thought that was a good idea. The little café seats about 50; there were about 47 people present, mostly in three big groups. Excellent food, and the service was pretty good considering that everyone pretty much arrived at the same time.
Abbye's doing a bit better, although as is so often the case, the medication seems to be causing as many problems as the symptoms its treating. The anti-nausea medicine weirds her out, making her extremely agitated. But she's been able to keep some food and water down, and that's very encouraging. Thanks to everyone who have expressed concern about the little dog!
MLB and I slept in this morning -- until 7:15! -- then went for a run. The weather's nice, low 50s when we first went out, high thin clouds and a light westerly breeze. I wore a short-sleeved t-shirt and running tights...not bad for late November. We returned and had a light breakfast, just enough to tide us over until the first feast.
It's a long story as to why we're having two big meals today, so I'll spare you the details. In any event, I hope your day is a good one, peaceful and happy and spent with family and/or good friends. I know we're blessed beyond belief; I hope you feel the same way!
BTW, I heard yesterday that the American Greetings Thanksgiving ecard featuring the turkey singing a spoof of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" anthem has become the most popular card in its history, with over 30 million viewings thus far.
Happy thanksgiving Eric. :) It sounds like a lovely day..
Posted by: ern at November 24, 2005 07:35 PMShannon, the early bird gets the worm...but that's not much consolation if you don't like worms! ;-)
Ern, thanks for dropping by. We did have a good day despite eating about 10,000 calories (or, perhaps, because of eating 10,000 calories!). We're going to have to run a long way to burn that off...
Posted by: Eric at November 24, 2005 09:33 PMGlad Abbye is feeling a tad better. My rss feed (because of course it couldn't be human error LOL), missed the original post - but I'll be thinking of her!
Glad you had a good thanksgiving too!
Posted by: Rachel at November 24, 2005 10:22 PMHope the 10,000+ calories were lovely. Here in Upper Dialup, PA we're dealing with 15 degrees and occaisonal blizzard conditions, like right now.
Good for sledding, which burns off calories!
Posted by: JIM at November 25, 2005 08:59 AMAbout the publisher
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Happy T-day to all of you.
BTW - Eric, I slept till 8:30 Ha Ha.....
Posted by: shannon at November 24, 2005 06:57 PM