All is right in my world this morning: I'm in Tennessee, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is on TV, mom's making pies and, unlike last year, I'm
not at work. It was counter-intuitive to awake on this morning a year ago and trudge into ResMed, my employer at the time, and .... work. I brought some sort of Thanksgiving-like food -- a pie, maybe? -- to share with co-workers. They offered kind words about my 'American' holiday but it was just another day at the office.
As someone who's traveled to Tennessee to spend Thanksgiving with my mom since she moved here in 1987, Thanksgiving is
anything but another day.
A hearty, happy Thanksgiving to my family and friends around the world.
When my Aussie family and friends ask, "What is Thanksgiving?", I'll direct them to this post. Above is my first helping of the feast Kevin spent the day preparing. My brother cooks with the easy temperament of a world-class surfer; even more, his mastery is self-taught. To the holiday checklist we go:
All is right in my world this morning: I'm in Tennessee, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is on TV, mom's making pies and, unlike last year, I'm not at work. It was counter-intuitive to awake on this morning a year ago and trudge into ResMed, my employer at the time, and .... work. I brought some sort of Thanksgiving-like food -- a pie, maybe? -- to share with co-workers. They offered kind words about my 'American' holiday but it was just another day at the office.
