Thanksgiving

Alex, Josh and I climbed in the truck Wednesday after I fueled up and got an oil change and headed on down to Laredo.  Eric called us when we were at dinner, still an hour from San Antonio.  He wanted to know when I was coming because the food was ready.  I told him to go ahead and eat cuz we were still ""far away.""  He hung up and told the old folks that I said ""forty-five miles away.""  Hours later, phone calls were made to and from me, mom and Kris.  Eventually, we got to Laredo around 11ish and couldn't find the exit that Josh had on his crack-induced directions.  I pulled a Kristina and exited at the 50 foot Popeye's sign.  From there, I had Josh call Dad and he gave us directions to the house.  We arrived safely and chatted before going to bed after midnight, which is technically Thanksgiving.

Thursday morning, I woke up and smelled all kinds of wonderful things.  I also started coughing again.  Dad gave me Vitamin C, B12, zinc, and a Geritol.  Mom gave me Robitussin.   

Tia Maria, Esmerelda, Hector and Abigail came around 11:30 and lunch commenced before noon.  I had 2 plates that didn't duplicate any foods and I still didn't taste everything.  We all talked and ate and laughed. 

My cousin Monica came by to see me, but didn't talk to me.  She sat there with Dad claiming poverty and trying to look woeful, but hopeful a la Little Orphan Annie.   She only worked 2 days, she had to go to school and work and it's SO HARD and she spent so much money on her truck and new trucks are so cheap in San Antonio.  [Whatever, bitch.  My daddy doesn't owe you a truck.  My daddy doesn't owe *me* a truck so that's a great big HELL NO to your sorry ass who thought you were too good for us all your life.] She got a $2,300 settlement (I didn't ask why) and didn't get a car then.  She didn't mention what she did, in fact, spend the money on.  My guess is the 2 tons of foundation she uses to cover her nasty skin and the emerald green eye makeup she must have applied with a trowel.  I honestly think her equally attractive sister gave me the eye last time I was down there.  I'm good now so it's cool.  Like my beautiful sister's page says, ""Hating me doesn't make you pretty.""

Around 6 or 7, I had dinner...I still don't think I got everything, but I did duplicate.  Mama made au gratin potatoes per Alex's request the week before and they were goooooooood.  After that, my cousin Juanito showed up, which is fortunate because I talked to him instead of my Meme and Flora when they sauntered in.  Passive aggressive on my part, but I'm ok with that. 

I gave in to dessert around 10.  I was trying to avoid it, but there was a folding card table full of goodies.  I had millionaire cake and some baked apples with the crumbly topping.  Those apples were so damn good.  If I didn't know my sugar was already going to be over 100 in the morning, I would have warmed them up and put ice cream on top.

We also watched Spiderman 2 at some point.  The phone kept ringing all day. Dad's back has been bothering him.  He got a belt at Walgreens.  HELLO?!?  I'm sending him our best lumbar support.  Hard headed old man...  Lemme see....lots of other random crap, but this is already way too long. 

 I went 1) to see my parents and 2) to eat.  Both missions accomplished.