As I mentioned in my last post, my plan for Thanksgiving was to hop on the bike and spend the day riding. The weather wound up being fantastic and I had a great ride. You can read about the ride itself over on my motorcycling blog.
After I got home, parked the bike and stripped out of all my riding gear and insulation layers I fired up my charcoal grill and got ready for a little feasting of my own. I don’t mind traditional Thanksgiving fare, but it’s a little excessive just for myself and I clearly wasn’t feeling overly social this year. Instead, I picked up a really nice New York steak for the grill and then sauteed green beens and made a batch of black beans and rice to go with. All together a satisfying meal. I even picked up a slice of carrot cake (my favorite cake) at the grocery store the day before for desert.
I avoided watching sports too, another tradition I tend to ignore on a regular basis. Instead I queued up the cult classic “Repo Man” and settled in for a relaxing evening in front of the TV. I admit, probably not the first movie that comes to mind for holiday viewing but it suited me just fine!
So how was your Thanksgiving?
November 26th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Mmmm, carrot cake– I love it! I’ve had quite a few non-traditional Thanksgivings. I say do whatever feels right at the time. One year in Hawaii we had seafood for Thanksgiving dinner then went to the beach.
November 26th, 2007 at 11:16 am
“Repo Man” is one of my favorites. So disjointed and irreverent it is almost like real life, except for the space aliens.
We were driving around yesterday out around Carnation/Duval, and I thought about you being out on your bike. A little chilly for a long ride unless you had some good weather gear on.
November 26th, 2007 at 11:48 am
I really need to read blogs AFTER I eat. Right now, I’m starving!
M~
November 26th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
I think carrot cake is my favorite cake too. I think your dinner sounds lovely!
November 27th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Sounds like a wonderful dinner to me. I’ve never seen Repo Man, I guess I’ll have to add it to mylist. Our Thanksgiving was very nice, just the four of us, so somewhat quiet..
Stacie
November 30th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Thanksgiving… we made Jambalaya.
And we watched videos, and cleaned out every closet in the house and decorated. 
I think your TD sounded just fine!
~S