Giving thanks

I spent last Thanksgiving with a friend’s family. I came into this Thanksgiving holiday with no plans. This Thanksgiving, in typical Matt fashion, I decided I’d just be alone and go somewhere else till the holiday was over. (I’ve never liked the seemingly unnecessary interruption in productivity that holidays bring) Camping became a non-option because of most Texas campgrounds being closed due to flooding and freezing temperatures at other nearby spots. I kept thinking about one miserable Thanksgiving that involved eating at McDonalds. But this one won’t be like that.

Two different people called me out of the blue to eat with their families on Thanksgiving. I’m genuinely stunned, the kind of stunned that maybe includes a few tears, by their spontaneous offers.