Thanksgiving meanderings

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! My husband and I are in Chicago with our 22 y/o son
Stephen, who happens to be the only one of our offspring who is currently residing in the United States. He had to work last night, and will also have to work at 6 a.m. on Black Friday morning, so it made sense that we travel to him on the holiday. We'll be having Thanksgiving dinner with a cousin of my husband's and his wife at their home in Oak Park, a close in suburb of Chicago. It should be nice, relaxing and quiet, all of which work well for me.

I haven't posted for a few days because we've been on the road driving to Chicago, plus my laptop has been totally messed up in the keyboarding realm. That obviously is not conducive to stream-of-conscious blogging. I spent an hour on the phone with Dell this morning getting it "fixed", and it still isn't quite right. I've only had this laptop 7 weeks and it's been one frustration after another. Makes me nervous and unhappy after such a large investment of time and money. There's clearly more phone negotiating underway.

This will be short, but I wanted to post something since it's been so long. My food has been pretty bad the last 2 days, because I fell into some old bad behavior of eating while on a long car trip. It's been totally out of boredom, and with awareness that I'm treating my body like a garbage pail. Lot's of junk at every gas and rest stop. I can feel the gradual building of a sugar fog, and even feel kind of doughy in the middle. I have no idea of my weight and can't imagine I've done too much damage in just 2 days, but I hate feeling out of control. It feels scary and familiar in a way that I want to stop as soon as possible. I have no idea what to expect of the Thanksgiving dinner we'll have today, though I'm sure it'll contain less calorie and fat laden content than what I usually prepare! I love cooking this traditional holiday meal, and have certain favorites my family consider command performances. It's probaby just as well that another cook will be at the helm today. I intend to enjoy today without guilt and try to start where I am tomorrow.

I mainly want to wish all my dear blog friends and wonderful holiday, including those of you who don't celebrate Thanksgiving! I feel incredibly blessed this year, even though it is the first one since we've had kids where the 5 of us aren't together. We're all healthy and in good places, and we will be together for Christmas in a few short weeks. Bless all of you abundantly! Sorry this isn't as brimming with gratitude as I genuinely feel. I know my underlying negativity today is a function of my out of control eating an I don't want that attitude any more than I want the physical effects of overeating. Back on track as soon as possible, even at dinner today, which is where we're going right now! Take care, eeybody!