This morning, on nytimes.com, I saw a link to an article which is being updated all day today, as the journalist liveblogs Thanksgiving. I thought liveblogging was corny before (mostly because I am picky about which internet/blogging trends I fall for), but now liveblogging has gone too far. To out corny them (because that’s what we’re about here at Wanderful, corny), I’m going to take it one step further and liveblog MY THANKSGIVING! But not like that, no - see, I always wanted to keep a list of all the things I am thankful for on Thanksgiving, but I usually forget or fall asleep for most of the afternoon. This year, whenever something comes to mind that I am thankful for, I’m going to liveblog it right here on Wanderful. Perhaps this isn’t really liveblogging - I think liveblogging is supposed to have something to do with following your own or someone else’s actions for a day. I don’t care, I’m liveblogging my thoughts, that’s what I’m liveblogging. Here we go:
I am thankful for…
9:13PM
Wine.

9:00PM
THE DINNER WE JUST ATE!
 

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Yesterday was filled with ups and downs. First, let’s go over a list of things I’ve eaten since the morning of the first day of this road trip. I started off with some Reese’s Peanut Butter Sticks, courtesy of our pal Kevin Dunphy who stopped by the night before with a big bag of candy for our going away present. The first year I was friends with Kevin he gave me his left-over Halloween candy for my birthday, what a guy! And the list goes on, somewhat in order: Ben & Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk, Doritos, Chipwich, cottage cheese with sugary fruit, Pop-tarts, cheddar cheese crackers with peanut butter, cheesy hash browns, peach pancakes with whipped cream, french fries, cinnamon roll, cheesy eggs with potatoes, Taco Bell, then I decided to go healthy and eat some watermelon chunks from Wawa, followed by an entire bag of king sized M&M’s. So, looking over that list, it seems I’m going to get real fat on this road trip if I don’t change my eating habits ASAP. I started today off with an English muffin and more watermelon, progress.

Yesterday we said goodbye to my dad up in Milford, Massachusetts. We didn’t have time to see him before we left, so we made Milford, a place we’ve visited many times, our first stop for the trip. It was nice because it was a good way to ease into a three and a half month road trip. The visit was a success as usual, even though we didn’t get to enjoy the area as much as we should have (our own fault, too busy to research what to do in Providence!) When we visit him it turns out the best days usually don’t involve much sight-seeing, just hanging out with my dad and telling jokes. Up until two years ago I never really hung out with him like a pal, but now it’s always a great time and I consider him a good friend. Not a best-friend-forever-tell-him-all-my-secrets friend, but someone who knows me pretty dang well and forgives me for being a crazy, inconsiderate beeword when that side of me comes out. You have that side too right? Or some kind of side? I can’t be the only one.

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