Thanksgiving

So this year we were headed to Newport Beach for Thanksgiving to spend it with Bud and Diana and whoever Elam was there. I spent the morning packing Johnnie and I for San Diego and Legoland tomorrow, deciding that we should just go right to San Diego from Newport Beach tonight. And that also included getting the car washed as it was horribly dirty. And so with breakfast, the car wash, and Johnnie getting Grandpa Bud's present all ready, that pretty much took the bulk of the morning. It was another beautiful warm day and the sidewalks were littered with leaves from last night's winds. And Marie Callender's a couple of blocks from me was absolutely crowded with folks getting their last second pies for dinner or lunch tonight such as it were. In the meantime, before I dive into the events of today later... I quietly sat and thought about what I was thankful for. I'm thankful that I get to play and roughhouse with my son the way we did when he first woke up this morning. That I get to hear him squealing with laughter. I'm grateful that I have much more money than I will ever need, that dropping a couple of hundred bucks for Knott's Berry Farm, another bundle for Legoland, and another $300 for hotel room near Legoland is something I don't even think twice about and does not even affect me in the least. I'm grateful for my health, even in the middle of sniffles and a head cold. Hey it's the first cold I have gotten since early 2020. Nearly 2 years. I'm grateful I can even log 11,000+ steps a day like I have the entire year 2021 so far. Best of all I am grateful I've been around people I care about and who care about me all week long. Never a substitute for that.

And so it was that Lisa came by at 2:30 PM so we could all go together. And she brought Johnnie his tie-dyed DIY shirt so we could all go tie-dyed LOL. And the rest can be told in the pictures below. Scenes from Thanksgiving 2021. A far cry from last year's version might I say. And one MORE thing to be thankful for...

Johnnie and i took off around 9:00 PM tonight headed for San Diego. And we got to Motel 6 by 10:00 PM. No time at all we were both tucked in bed and asleep ready for a full day tomorrow...