Flashback: Thanksgiving 2011, Part One

As we are fast approaching the end of November this year, it's probably overdue to continue my flashback sequence by discussing last year's holiday at the same time.

Chrissi and I headed out last November to her parents', first stopping in Canada to see my aunt and uncle. We had two-three days there and had a very enjoyable time. It was Chrissi's first visit out to that part of Canada - we had a couple of days where we spent time in Halifax, and also went further afield too - down to Peggy's Cove, which is a lovely place to visit. It was quite breezy when we were there, not surprisingly for November, and I got a few good pictures of Chrissi with her hair wildly flowing in the wind and sheltering behind the lighthouse.

The next leg of our journey took us on to California (our flights taking us via Toronto). Nothing to report on our journey in, all very straightforward - but it is worth reminding people at this point in my tale that it was Chrissi's first trip back since she had moved out to England. It was nice for her to see everyone again, particularly her family and friends.

The whole week passed in mostly a blur - we were visiting people non-stop and catching up with different groups of family and friends at lunch and in the evening. Unlike in England, it's hard to meet just for a drink at the pub, so with two meals a day Chrissi and I were soon sharing our portions as it was otherwise just too much to cope with!

We went out to Arizona for Thanksgiving itself to visit Chrissi's grandparents. It was a nice trip out there, and it is always really nice out there weatherwise. There's something to be said for sitting outside in shorts in late November just relaxing and enjoying the sun. This year I even participated in some of the Black Friday shopping - although there wasn't any particular early rising event to note, but I did pick up a few books!