365: The Reboot

Yeah.  Let me bring you up to speed.  Thanksgiving is ALWAYS someplace else.  Most years it's been at my big sister's house.  She has the BEST Thanksgiving day events.  Deviled eggs.  Wine. Awesome company.  Oh... yeah... and there is a turkey. But it's definitely not traditional and that is what is so fabulous about it. If I'm not there I'm in Ohio with my dad and sisters.  Or maybe elsewhere with family or friends.  Or there was last year... Dubai.  But that is a whole other story.  THAT was a great Thanksgiving (in spite of the 21 hours spent on a plane coming home that day).  But back to the point... normally NEVER am I home.  This year I got a surprise.  My dad came to visit for Thanksgiving.  Prior to that news I had planned to give my day to someone else... or others that were not so fortunate as I this year.  But guess what.  There is apparently a very long waiting list to help feed the homeless on Thanksgiving.  Who freaking knew!?!?! So guess it was a good thing Dad came to town.  At that point I had no idea what I was planning to do.  Ok... I'm kidding here.  Please don't bother sending me a message with the whole "OMG - you did NOT just say that"... I am kidding. kind of.  Anyways, it was really nice.  Dad and I decided to do a small Thanksgiving at my condo just the two of us.  I am not Betty Crocker so there were a lot of shortcuts... but the end result was the same.  It was yummy.  And the rock star idea produced only a few days worth of leftovers so my sanity is still in tact.  Anyway... as my ex-husband would say... "this really wasn't a REAL Thanksgiving dinner" but in my world it was.  Maybe one day.  He has faith I am capable of cooking an entire big deal dinner. Apparently he doesn't remember my cooking.  Ha ha ha