Thanksgiving post mortem
It's a few minutes past 10 PM and we just got home from my aunt and uncle's house; all five of us made the trip. After I consulted with her this morning, my aunt gave us the go ahead to bring Bonnie, who, while still feeling a bit gross, was not as sick as she was yesterday, and was not running a temperature.
Thanksgiving dinner was, as per usual for my family, fantastic -- a big, succulent bird, and all the trimmings, plus too many desserts. I stuffed myself silly, and Robert ate well -- Emmeline and James picked at their food, wasted more than they ate, and, of course, pigged out on the desserts.
Looks like my mother paid us a visit -- found a styrofoam container in the fridge with her handwriting on it, for Bonnie -- I had suggested to her that Bonnie might not come with us (and in truth, if she was as sick as she was yesterday, she would have stayed home). That was very thoughtful of her. If we had to leave Bonnie home, I certainly would have come home with a care package too -- that's what Bonnie did for me the time I had to take care of Emme when she had the flu on Thanksgiving.
It was nice -- it's been a while since I've had a big holiday meal with my own family. In fact, I haven't seen some of them in a couple of years.
The drive up and back, while not extraordinary, is still a bit grueling -- about 180 miles round trip. Our corporate headquarters are actually at the same highway exit as my aunt and uncle's house, and -- keeping with the theme of the day -- doing that drive always makes me profoundly thankful that I don't have to visit the corporate offices more often.
On the way we also made a side trip to visit Bonnie's mom, sister and my two nieces. Alas, we could only stay for about fifteen minutes (and as it was, we were a few minutes late for my aunt's), but it was good to see them, too. Bonnie's family has a place in Florida where her mom and dad seem to spend more time each year. They're back, for the holiday, and will remain through to the new year, when they'll go back down until spring.