Robin and Emma and Jay are all in Seattle visiting his family for Thanksgiving. I can only imagine a six-hour flight with a three year who isn’t sleepy. They’re spending Thursday with Jay’s brother.
Emma took this photo as Robin lay upside down on the floor. Her eyes are intense.
Thanksgiving is a bittersweet day for me, Maria and I have invited a friend over and Maria wants to cook turkey meatballs. I’ll help but this will be her meal.
I’m never quite sure how to feel about Thanksgiving, I’ve seen two families in tatters. I like to focus on gratitude, and this year, forgiveness. I’ll be blogging on and off.
We kicked off the holiday weekend by going out to dinner tonight
Maria and I chose to have a quiet day at home. On Friday we’ll go see the new Scorcese movie “The Irishmen,” it’s three-and-a-half-hours long, I’ll review if it is isn’t just too long and tortuous.
I wish all of you a meaningful holiday.
The holidays can be so difficult for many. After loved ones have gone, the perception of the holidays change. Though some may find it hard to be grateful, discovering and being thankful can start with pondering blessings. I am thankful for eyes that can see and appreciate you, and this breath I’m taking that keeps my heart beating. May your holidays be tender, Jon Katz!
The media and retailers have turned Thanksgiving (and Christmas and any other holiday you’d care to name) into an opportunity to force people to buy things they can’t afford and feel a certain way. If you don’t celebrate the holiday with massive spending and take part in one of those “too cute and too precious to be true” family gatherings, somehow you’ve failed. I say humbug to all that. Having a meaningful day doesn’t necessarily mean spending piles of money and slaving in the kitchen to prepare a meal fit for a king. I’d rather spend the day visiting with family and friends, watching a movie or enjoying time outdoors. I’m perfectly happy with a frozen lasagna. I want to be thankful for people, not things and certainly not gourmet food. Pass the chocolate cake – I’m a non-conformist; I don’t like pumpkin pie ?