Gobble gobble

I may be Canadian, but living this close to the US border, there are certain American influences that creep into our lives. Today, for the first time, I am celebrating American Thanksgiving. This is something that Chad has done for many years: he will occasionally take the day off work, order an insane number of chicken wings, and watch football all afternoon, or even attend the Detroit game in person. Alas, this year, he is working, leaving Liam and I to celebrate on our own.

There is no turkey in the oven or psychotic relatives bringing up old family grievances in the living room, but Liam and I kicked our holiday off by watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which started at 9 a.m. I am feeling a little under the weather, so we skipped our usual Thursday swim. It's pretty cold and windy out, so I think we will be largely housebound today; but it's not a bad day to be housebound, as there are all kinds of movies and holiday specials on TV. This may prompt us to drag out a few more decorations, or do some more baking, or get cracking on a couple of homemade Christmas gifts we have planned for this year. And maybe, to really get into the holiday spirit, we will head out shopping at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning, to catch a few of those infamous Black Friday specials.