The drive to Portland on Thanksgiving Day took 5 hours. Mostly due to heavy traffic from Seatac to almost Olympia. Grrrrr. We arrived at 4:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving was quite nice, thank you. Lauren, Danielle, Sara, Harlan cooked up a fine meal. Turkey was perfectly done. They had set up a ping pong table and covered it with a sheet. We had a fire, some candles, good food, and played three very competitive games of Cranium. I cannot hum a tune. We did not go around the table and individually give thanks, but I was very thankful to be with Lauren, in her house, with her friends, for the first Thanksgiving that she hosted.
On Friday, Lauren went with Kathy and I downtown for some shopping and holiday atmosphere. I got a new pair of shoes, bought Lauren some clothes, and we tried to wait for a big Christmas tree to be lit. But….the talkng head local radio "personalities" were yacking it up too long so we left.
Kathy and I ate some leftovers at Lauren's and then hit the road back to Seattle about 7 p.m. Got home just fine, no traffic jams anywhere.
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