So, Thanksgiving morning came. I blissfully slept in while Todd went in to the hospital around 7:00AM to make rounds. Being the sweet, wonderful, adoring man that he is, he brought breakfast home with him which I got enjoy while still in bed! We left our apartment a little before noon to venture the 70 miles to Temecula, California, for our 2:00PM dinner. The first hour went well with very little traffic, however that all came to a screeching halt around 1:00PM ~15 miles outside of Corona, California. Over the next TWO HOURS we moved a mere FOUR MILES! By 3:00PM and still 35 miles away from our final destination with no end of traffic in sight, we finally accepted that a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal would not be our fate this year and we turned around and headed for home, arriving back around 4:00PM. After drowning our sorrows in half-melted pie which had been in the backseat of our car for our 4 hour journey to no where, we strapped on our feed-bags and headed back to the trusty Stinky Rose in Beverly Hills for the 400-clove garlic turkey and mashed potatoes that we feasted on last year!
Thank goodness for satellite radio and good tunes to pass the time!
"See...this is my happy, driving...I mean sitting...in LA traffic face!"
All that matters is that we were able to spend the day TOGETHER!
Hope that you all had a wonderful, home-cooked turkey with homemade rolls and left overs kind of Thanksgiving Day.
Two more and counting before we are home for Thanksgiving for good!
7 comments:
At least there were no dishes to clean!
Maybe you guys should have gone up the night before and spent the night. That is just plain crazy about the traffic. How in the heck do all those dang Californias get to their destination? Sorry, you could have met us in Mesquite at the Buffet ~ it wasn't that bad. Take care and love ya!!
Two and counting...we all missed you and Todd so much. Glad you at least got to be together. You always have the best way of describing that fabulous LA life. Love you so much and miss you tons.
Well, that makes for a great Thanksgiving story. I know you miss being with your families. I think it's great you two are making fun memories out there in LA!!!
We can't wait for you to get home for good! We missed you :(
Holy cow that sucks! You guys ever seen "Doc Hollywood?" You need to find a little town that the only traffic you get stuck in is cattle on the road :)
Eugene just opened a brand new hospital. . .tempting???
I am sure glad you guys handled that situation so well. I on the other hand would have ruined the whole day with my dislike for traffic jams. Anyway, it was good you were able to enjoy the day and at least you got to spend some quality time together. You will have to let us know when you will be heading to Utah again so we can get together. It has been to long! Take Care!
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