Thanksgiving Trip - Day 3

Turkey Day! A new tradition began this year: a Turkey Trot (run, job, walk, crawl) at the Ocotillo Golf Course! It was Elizabeth's idea - and she made T-Shirts. Most of us grumbled about the start time (0900L) and distance (2 miles) - but everyone tried their best to run after the master of ceremonies (Tim) hinted that it was a whole new way of building family comraderie. He wasn't wrong - after the kids raced off to take the lead, everyone settled into their pace for the day. There was a "comfort station" at the mid-point - and Elizabeth was there to provide morale building cheers. Almost everyone was walking by the 1.5 mile point - but some of the boys made it back to the finish line in about 25 minutes. Brenna and Mollie finished in the top 10 (Erin was too busy "babysitting" Katie...) and Nicky arrived near the tail-end of the train - with an adult beverage in her hand (smiling). Videos are priceless (and useful for blackmail)... Had about two hours before the big meal, so we used that to get ready and watch some of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. At 1230, drove over to the Country Club for dinner. Saw a lot of friends and even more relatives. Family prayer is always special - led by a priest this time. Great food - so much to choose from. Servers kept wine glasses full (almost TOO full!). Awards ceremony for turkey trot - Elizabeth very proud. Back to our rooms to change into something a little more comfortable. I had a headache, so I took a nap for about an hour. Meanwhile, kids and Nicky went over to Phase II of the dinner - Bonnie didn't want us to go without leftovers, so she had made a whole Thanksgiving meal for snacking! Football games, calls to my sisters, movies and conversation until very late. Didn't get back to the room until around 2330L...