The Lovely Neighbor took off to visit her relatives. In the 2 or 3 months she is away, the various neighbors will ‘keep an eye on things”. Happily, we live in a neighborhood where people know each other and tend to watch out for things. On the downside, there is little privacy; Someone and I tend to hear about ‘Neighbor A” long before “A” directly announces the news. I will miss TLN: she usually has us over for Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
We will do something different for Thanksgiving: we go to Seattle (Land of Coffee) to visit Brother #3 and various relatives. The notion of flying on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving scares me. I don’t like airports, and the idea of joining the masses at the pre-holiday rush sounds terrible. I am ready to abort the expedition at the slightest impediment. Hopefully we will get there without losing our luggage (or my composure). [don’t worry Brother #3 – Someone has things under control!]
Next weekend we drive to Palm Springs. DougT and his partner Leon AKA the Wild One will be in town. Our Mutual Friend will join us. Normally the four of us stay at the same quiet B&B, but the owner has sold it. Our Mutual Friend wants to stay at one of the more ‘active’ resorts. translation; we are staying at a brothel. More on this anon. I have one week to shed 5lbs.
But this weekend we stay home. The only ‘event’ is Someone’s 10K race on Sunday.
While I like going places, there is no place like home.
17 comments
November 4, 2010 at 8:40 AM
Sean
Damn! You could have come to Chez Breen and had Thanksgiving with us 😦
November 4, 2010 at 9:47 AM
Ron Tipton
Airports can’t be alll that bad these days with the increased security. I hear that one gets a full grope when going through the security line these days.
November 5, 2010 at 6:37 AM
Bill J
Indeed, and you don’t even have to pay for dinner and the movie!
November 4, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Hanuman Das
A brothel?!!! Details, Dahling, details!!!!! 😉
November 4, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Urspo
Details follow when we are there next weekend.
November 4, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Ron Tipton
I agree with you that there is NO PLACE LIKE HOME. The older I get the more reluctant I am to leave my comfy nest.
November 4, 2010 at 2:02 PM
jefferyrn
I reccommens La Dolce Vita. It doesn’t promote the high sexual energy of the “brothels” you are talking about. The owers are very nice and have two weiner dogs.
November 5, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Urspo
thank you for the advice; next time Someone and I are in PS we will give it a try.
November 4, 2010 at 3:20 PM
anne marie in philly
I would rather kill myself than fly the day before thanksgiving.
details details about the brothel, please!
November 5, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Urspo
ooooh I haven’t gotten there yet. Tune in next weekend !
November 4, 2010 at 6:26 PM
matthew thompson
Say hi if you see me in PS!
November 5, 2010 at 6:59 AM
Urspo
will you be around? Will you be out and about Saturday or Saturday night ?
November 5, 2010 at 6:23 AM
justjock
you are, indeed, a brave man to take on Sky Harbor during the holiday rush. i don’t know about you, but I’d take the edge off with a few drinks first.
November 5, 2010 at 6:59 AM
Urspo
Several
November 5, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Raven~
… and your rosary in the other hand!
November 5, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Blobby
Airports will be more crowded…planes will not be. They are almost always at capacity anymore, so it is really just getting through the security line that is problematic (at some airports). You’ll be fine.
All that trouble for a bland meal. Turkey and the fixins are usually tasteless.
Palm Springs sounds nice, but it’s probably not a brothel as much as it is an out door bath house. At least in there, they turn the lights down.(i’ve heard) …..no such luck in the light of day for those of us who’d like to drop 5.
November 5, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Mildred Ratched
I agree with you…there’s no place like home BUT since we all seem to travel alot these days, I recommend packing light so you don’t have to check and luggage at the airport which eliminates them being able to lose it and having a few drinks during the flight. My next adventure is to the Virgin Islands in Decemeber.