OK. So I took the plunge and bought plane tickets to see the family over Thanksgiving. I found a roundtrip for $300 and then winced slightly as I clicked “confirm.” Andy will be spending that weekend alone most likely, which frankly is what he needs: he’ll be quite busy with classwork.

Whatever else, this also means that I’ll be having some damn good food on November 22nd and will be spoiled. It’s been four years I think since I’ve been in Colorado over Thanksgiving. And it also means that Andy & I are free to spend Christmas alone together here in Chicago. Cripes! That’s months away but I’m already looking forward to it. Our last Christmas alone together in Chicago was magical. We refer to it as the iPod Christmas.