The sucky thing about working in retail is that if your family is more than a few hour's drive away, you won't see them for the holidays. Since mine is some 2400 miles away, this year we're borrowing a family from my friend Katie in Berkeley. Not that Katie & her family are bad people - they're warmhearted folks that are a lot of fun to spend time with. But it's still not quite the same as being with your own family.
When I was still living back East, most years we would head down to Washington DC to be with my aunt & her family. I've always liked the DC/NoVA area and Scott and I have several times considered moving there. My uncle would do most of the cooking with a little help from my aunt & my mom. We generally stayed in the McLean area and didn't go into DC itself, instead doing homey stuff like taking their dog for a walk, watching my cousins' soccer games, and enjoying the slightly warmer than NYC weather.
It's silly and maybe a bit snobby, but one of the things I miss is a tradition my family inaugurated about 10 years ago. We found that Beaujolais Nouveau goes quite nicely with turkey, so my folks would pick up several bottles of the stuff for us to enjoy on Thanksgiving. It was fun and made the day a bit more special to taste that year's vintage and see how the different brands compared.
Yes, I know I can buy Beaujolais Nouveau here. It's not the same.
At any rate, I have a lot to be thankful for - health, family, friends, pets, and employment - so a little homesickness isn't such a big deal in the grand scheme. Maybe next year we'll be in NY again.
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And what if we had some the day after the third Thusday? Do we get in trouble? Would you rat us out?
Posted by Dexter Herron | November 28, 2003 9:40 AM