Stuffed with stuffing. And turkey. And pumpkin pie.

It was strange to have Thanksgiving without the whole family there last night. My younger brother moved to El Paso to live with my sister last month, and we missed them both from our celebrations. But the addition of friends to the table, and the excellent food, eased our lonely hearts.

And we got all the dishes done in half an hour!

I was sad to see at least three different accidents on the road yesterday as I drove down to be with the family, all involving SUVs that were either on their sides, or completely upside-down. There was another in which a pickup truck had plowed into the back of a semi. I'm not sure how that one happened, as it was on a relatively uncrowded stretch of freeway. And as I got to San Luis Obispo, I had to get off the freeway altogether and take an alternate route home, as the traffic came to a complete stop, which I could only imagine was the result of yet another accident.

How was your Thanksgiving?