It was 2:30 am and there we were at the end of shuttle line 400 people deep. We started the day at 7 am ET, rushing to BWI to catch our flight home ... that flight had mechanical problems and we were transferred to a 4 pm flight out of Dulles. That flight was delayed and we missed our connection in Chicago. We left Chicago at 10 pm...
Finally we landed at 2:00 am with dozens of other flights all waiting for the fog to clear enough to be able to land at SFO. Every 20 minutes a new van would show up and take 4 people. At that rate we would be late for work on Monday. We finally rented a car, and got home around 6 am. I had to be at work at 8 am -- it was a very long Monday.
On that fateful day more than a decade ago we swore we would never, ever travel during Thanksgiving week. Especially someday when we had kids.
A moment of insanity? This year we are going to the East coast for Thanksgiving. We've stayed away long enough. We are taking the boys and have some big plans. Visits with friends and family in DC. A trip to New Jersey by way of New York for Thanksgiving with family. We are taking the boys to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (we'll see how this goes), and the whole trip will culminate at the Redskins game on Sunday.
We think we're clever planning to travel home Monday morning ... but we'll see how it goes. Time heals all wounds, and hopefully we won't be reliving our last Thanksgiving travel adventure.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
As a kid, Thanksgiving was a day that I reached with much anticipation, but always felt a little let down. Yes, I loved the turkey dinner, and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade... but as I remember between all of the school crafts projects, and learning about the first Thanksgiving dinner there was a lot of build up.
Today, it feels like Thanksgiving is bypassed in favor of the more lucrative Christmas holiday. I even saw my first Christmas display and heard my first carol before Halloween.
Next year we plan to travel to the East Coast, but this year we will be staying at home. My parents are coming for dinner. The boys love their grandparents so this will be a special treat.
I think it is important to get kids outside if possible on Thanksgiving, and to keep them entertained (without over-engineering activities). I have several surprises and activities planned for the boys. They each are getting some new trains (the Thomas three-packs were on sale at Target), we are watching the movie Up (between football games) and we are going to the park to fly a kite (as I remember my dad is quite the accomplished kite flyer).
For my boys I hope to instill the joy of the Thanksgiving tradition, without over-hyping a simple and wonderful family Holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I hope you have a wonderful and fun day.
Today, it feels like Thanksgiving is bypassed in favor of the more lucrative Christmas holiday. I even saw my first Christmas display and heard my first carol before Halloween.
Next year we plan to travel to the East Coast, but this year we will be staying at home. My parents are coming for dinner. The boys love their grandparents so this will be a special treat.
I think it is important to get kids outside if possible on Thanksgiving, and to keep them entertained (without over-engineering activities). I have several surprises and activities planned for the boys. They each are getting some new trains (the Thomas three-packs were on sale at Target), we are watching the movie Up (between football games) and we are going to the park to fly a kite (as I remember my dad is quite the accomplished kite flyer).
For my boys I hope to instill the joy of the Thanksgiving tradition, without over-hyping a simple and wonderful family Holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I hope you have a wonderful and fun day.
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