A turkey a day

During the holidays, the city empties. I love this. Parking is easy, traffic is light, and bars aren't crowded. It feels like the entire city is a private party. We took advantage of the first night of Thanksgiving break to celebrate the birth of dear Jonee at Rye. Frankly, it was a delightful beginning to a fantastic few days off.

lovely engaged jonee and megan

Laughing. The best medicine.

Amy came to Thanksgiving! My entire family loved our newest addition.

Our best sides. Me and my girls.

And somehow, I convinced Amy to go with me to Black Friday. We snoozed more than others and didn't get to Target until 715 AM. We succeeded in our shopping endeavors and only one lady cursed at us. Nutty silly lady.

new laces

On Tuesday, I put my cleats on for the first time since I was 17. The tattered lace was still on my right shoe; I had this flashback that I wouldn't change the lace in 1997 because my team was on a winning streak. Stringy bits of shoe lace, I tied them in a bow. My 31-year old feet found the accustomed grooves and felt more familiar than they have in years.

People always talk about finding themselves. Lately, I suspect it might be more of a rediscovering.