Romeo Visit

I went back home to Romeo for Thanksgiving week. This was my first time being back home since I moved to Nashville 5 months ago. I didn't even get back home to pack up my condo!

I had a jam packed week, but it was fun. Although I already finished making all of my Christmas cards for this year, I needed some more. My Mom and some of her friends had already signed up to make some holiday cards so I joined them. We made some really nice cards and laughed a lot. I then spent several days visiting friends and shopping with Mom. A couple of my friends had babies since I had moved. Another friend was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is currently doing aggressive chemotherapy. It was so nice seeing her and spending a couple of days with her shopping, eating, playing PlayStation 2 and just laughing. We are planning a trip to San Antonio, Texas in January.

Thanksgiving Day was a bit different this year. My brother and his family went to Hawaii to watch their beloved Boilers take on the Warriors of the University of Hawaii. I, on the other hand, chose to go to a cold weather state and watch my Lions attempt to play football. The weather on Thanksgiving Day was beautiful (sunny and around 55 degrees) so Mom, Dad and I decided to go to America's Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Detroit and this year marked the 80th birthday of the parade. It is always so cold on Thanksgiving Day that we never go to the parade. We walked the parade route, stopping to view floats and bands. We also went to Campus Martius Park where the city erected the Christmas tree and what a beautiful tree it is. It came from the UP and is enormous. Then we headed to Ford Field. I chatted with our other season ticket friends and they filled me in on the season so far. The Lions started out hot on Thanksgiving Day, but then did nothing after the second quarter. By the fourth quarter the "Fire Millen" chants started and it wouldn't surprise me if the Lions fans held a second annual Fire Millen March. Although the Lions got beat and only showed up to play half a game, it is always a good time at Ford Field.