Giving Thanks on the Ranch
Staying in the theme of my blog, I'm determined to reconnect with myself -- which means reaching out to my friends, my past, and the things I love and want to do. So instead of spending the beloved turkey day with my brother (who is an awesome chef), his wife, his kids and his in-laws, I drove 3+ hours to Merced and spent the holiday on a 10,000 acre cattle ranch owned by the lovely Allison & Chris, which included the sister, parents and in-laws of my great old friend Gordo. Yes, I spent it with the Myers family, hiking around, sleeping in my sleeping bag and talking shop and politics with new friends (or, put more appropriately, strangers). It was special, and I was so happy to see Gordo in good spirits with a nice creative woman by his side. And of course his family was just as I remembered them -- kind, outgoing, warm and great fun. A good conversation with anyone was a chair away. But to me what was even better was the fact that we could all just relax together. I l...