The best thing about my immediate family is that we all genuinely enjoy each others' company. We get along well about 95% of the time. That other 5% is mostly due to us all being somewhat hot-headed and temperamental from time to time. Luckily, most of the time, only one of us has a bad attitude at a time.
MJ, Dixie the Jack Russell fur baby, and I showed up at my family's house on Late Standard Time, as usual. Mom & my sister were heading out the door to go to Thanksgiving lunch at an aunt's & uncle's house as we were walking in. Dad was recovering from surgery so he stayed home and had the added bonus of a cute little dog to cuddle and nap with him while we were all gone. I got a mean case of chemo brain and made a wrong turn, which made me feel rather stupid and made us even later. We ended up being about 45 minutes late to lunch.
The food was delicious, and I stuffed myself silly.
I got to see some cousins & other family members that I rarely get to see. It was a really good day, and I felt pretty decent too.
All the activity of the day certainly wore me down, because I fell asleep before 9pm.
The following day was the dreaded Black Friday. After working retail for many years, I avoid shopping on this day. I find the violent commercialism utterly distasteful.
My mom, sister and I started the tradition of going for hikes instead. We normally do part of the Palmetto Trail, but this year, I just couldn't hike 6+ miles. We did about 2 1/4 miles instead, which was coincidentally about all I could handle. I passed out at 8:30 that evening, and I slept like the dead.
My tradition is to remain in my jammies all day on Black Friday.
ReplyDeleteI suggest you try it. It's very refreshing.