L'aura del Campo

Regarding Thanksgiving dinners at restaurants

Posted as a response to LK:

"I must've been a teenager but I hated going to a restaurant with my family, sitting with people I didn't know. I still don't care much for large restaurants. I preferred being at home with my family and maybe my cousin and aunt. That was Thanksgiving for me.

Never really saw it from my mother's perspective; although I suspect she didn't like cooking a big turkey, preferring a capon.

Now... I am in a different situation. I live alone and finding a place open on holidays is problematic (this year the Senior Center closes for 4 days for all three holidays). Usually someplace is open. Charlie B's, a local bar and restaurant, purposely serves a spread for all its clientele (many are older and single).

I found a different solution this year. I was in Mexico for Thanksgiving, wasn't even aware. Ate a cimita (had to check my journal). Spent time with a couple from New Zealand. The next two holidays will be in Costa Rica. I'll cope. No need to be in Montana. My family lives elsewhere and my friends here have family (some more, some less).

There's always another way of looking at a situation, isn't there?"

Addendum: LK was responding to someone who objected to restaurants being open on Thanksgiving and people having to work (she shares a story about one particular Thanksgiving when the turkey was frozen and they ate at a fast food joint). Me? I worked on an emergency line for 5 years; holidays off were a premium. But... retail? Why would anyone need to shop... other than at a food store and even then, being open half a day should suffice. That said... if it's your own business and you choose to be open (giving others a day off for family... or not) that's a-ok by me.

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