My car? Rocks. In the traffic going up to Baltimore on Wednesday, my car averaged over 50 miles per gallon. Whee! I discovered tonight that its highway average is just about 50 mpg, so it's city driving pulling its total average down to around 44 mpg. Anyway.
Anyway, I had a lovely Thanksgiving. Although it was a bit odd when, at around 2:30, the power went out (it was quite windy). Luckily, Joan thinks ahead and had actually already cooked most of the food; it just had to go into the oven to warm up. So we wound up heating the food on the grill. And then, just as the final platter was placed on the table, the power came back on. It was definitely an unusual experience. The food was good and the conversation as stimulating as always (though it did involve learning a bit too much about my cousin's bowels).
Though it did get a bit weird when, after my cousin made a comment about Bush's infamous "Shame on you, shame on me" speech, my grandmother made a snide comment about Kerry, which caused me to give a speech about Why Bush Sucks. My grandmother didn't really have a comeback for anything I said. But the cool thing was that it didn't turn into some huge deal; we just moved on from there.
What I am really thankful for is the fact that even though my parents live in Oregon and my sister lives in Ohio, I still have family close by that I can spend holidays with, and be able to sleep in my own bed that night.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, and to all a good night.
Posted by Barb at November 25, 2004 10:11 PM | TrackBack