Turkey Holiday 2017
This year, I spent thanksgiving at my grandpa's cabin.
The siblings that live in socal (which now includes me) drove up to
Arnold for the weekend to meet up with mom and dad and our brother. My
boyfriend joined us in the festivities. The huge dinner was a
collaborative effort where we met up with my grandpa's longtime friends
and neighbors, Patti and Dan and their daughter Katie.
We had the dinner at their abode cabin, which is across from the Bent Nail (our cabin). I was especially excited about the mashed potatoes and the yams Patti made. I wasn't able to do much of a gym workout that day, just heavy walking. I had one large helping of all the food, and sauntered back across the street and definitely went to bed early! The stars were pretty at night in the dark sky in the mountains. Lakemont Pines still remains my happy place. It was a great recharge for me and quality time. I really tried to avoid social media as much as I could to decompress. I slept in if I needed to, or walked around, and just relaxed.
The
drive home was tedious, taxing, and frustrating. Socal traffic is ugly,
especially, during the holidays! I think looking back, it would very
well have benefited me to lift up my woes to God rather than displacing
it on others in the car lol. The energy was very heavy, but for myself
as a whole. It is difficult to be in the same car with the same people
for long hours in heavy traffic, and with pending exhaustion and hunger
looming. Hard to manage emotions and approach our needs at the same
time. My brother blessed my sister and I and drove both ways. I was only
responsible for getting to and from Costa Mesa. Snacks were a necessity
as were podcasts and an agreeable, calm animal for comfort. We had the dinner at their abode cabin, which is across from the Bent Nail (our cabin). I was especially excited about the mashed potatoes and the yams Patti made. I wasn't able to do much of a gym workout that day, just heavy walking. I had one large helping of all the food, and sauntered back across the street and definitely went to bed early! The stars were pretty at night in the dark sky in the mountains. Lakemont Pines still remains my happy place. It was a great recharge for me and quality time. I really tried to avoid social media as much as I could to decompress. I slept in if I needed to, or walked around, and just relaxed.
Some say you need a vacation from a vacation or rest time, I continue to believe, they are right ;); so yucky cough, please go away, and sleep please continue!
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