Solo Thanksgiving

As suspected, I ended up spending Thanksgiving alone.

Somewhat by choice. I was hit with a terrible flu on the Monday of Thanksgiving Week, and I thought that would be a good time to go get a flu shot. Then, the flu shot just exerted the flu and it got worse, filled my lungs, uurggh! So I couldn't travel and I couldn't go visit anyone, for fear that I would give their entire family my flu/sinus infection. I just had to stay home and nurse myself to health. Good thing CVS was open otherwise I would have been shit out of luck.

How was it staying home alone on Thanksgiving? Not bad at all. I watched so much TV on the Wednesday that I had all the Black Friday ads completely memorized. It was intense, my couch and me, sitting still watching non-stop TV and my favorite foreign movies. I did a lot of soul searching, reflecting on the single life, questioning some of my personal decisions, wondering, when this solo trip would end. The world was suddenly very quiet on Thanksgiving Day, you could hear a pin drop all morning. Good day to just grab a cup of coffee and sit out on the balcony and commiserate - which I did. Inasmuch as I love my peace and quiet and solitude - I don't get to argue with anyone about anything trivial or otherwise - I don't know if the reverse would be so bad. It would have been nice to have someone nurse me back to health. But what can I say, the peace and quiet becomes so addictive at some point that when I visit family I feel like I am cheating on my alone time.

Since this is not a pity party blog but one that celebrates the single status, I would say this, if you by chance find yourself alone on Thanksgiving or any holiday of some sort, take that time to reflect, meditate and become one with yourself. Like the painting said below, "Sit with yourself." In that you'll find a peace that would fill you more than any Thanksgiving meal. And by all means treat yourself to your favorite thing ever. I think in all the hustle of Black Friday shopping frenzy we neglect the most important person of all, ourselves, knowing ourselves and what we want out of the holidays. I've always wanted to have peace in my home and I guess this is my way of having it, double doses of it.

I, thankfully, have a couple of trips planned.

Raise The Maccallan Event on December 1.

Dahlonega for Winter Wine Highway Weekend this Saturday, December 2nd.

I'll let you know how they all work out. Until then, by all means, do "YOU" this Xmas, because if you don't, no one else will. :-)