Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2014
|In MileValue
|By Scott Grimmer

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

This year, just like the last two Thanksgivings, I am thankful for my readers. Without you, I might be in an office somewhere.

I will spend this Thanksgiving in Medellin, Colombia. Amazingly, I think it’s my first Thanksgiving abroad.

Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday. My normal routine is to spend it in Virginia with my extended family. The cooks always say dinner will be at 2 PM, but it’s more like 4 PM. I don’t mind; it just gives me more time to get hungry. Once we all say what we’re thankful for, I load up one plate with a few pounds of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and rolls–maybe some peas or Brussels sprouts too. I finish it as the last of my family are just preparing their plates, and then I have an even bigger portion of seconds. I skip dessert temporarily, and head straight to the nearest bed for a two hour nap. Then I wake up and sample the pies.

This year though I’ll be headed to an Irish Pub for a plate of traditional Thanksgiving fare. The American owner is very excited about the preparations he’s made, and I’d hate to miss out on the food, football, and camaraderie that make Thursday special.

I notice a pronounced drop in traffic to MileValue each Thanksgiving, so I’ll take a few days off from posting to enjoy Medellin, plan my Patagonia trip, and recharge my blogging batteries. Expect the next new post on Sunday.

Until then, enjoy family, friends, food, Black Friday, and leftovers!

If you want to use some of your free time to brush up on miles, I’ve put some of my most popular posts from the last month after the “Continue Reading” button.

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