To get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday, I met with Bob Phinney
from the Geology department and then went down to 185 Nassau Street and met with
Ed White, Carol Rigolot, Toni Turano, Paul Muldoon and Kathy DiMeglio
about the Creative Writing program. In the second picture
they even remembered to all look at the camera.
As we had done in
2000
2001
2002
Thanksgiving day, we loaded up the car
and checked the time
while waiting for Jane to emerge
for a stop at the Wawa where this sad sign
greeted us. We drove on and were willing to pay this price
to fill the tank
so that we could drive on and execute bad parking
at this rest stop
where the facilities
made us happier when we saw Erika
and after some assembly
took this family photo
for our records. WE drove on and got to Pittsburgh as these cars
were being pulled over. In the Gespass house
there was lots of food
as Danny
got ready to go off and the cookies
symbolized what we'd be eating
and so encouraged that we take a hike
along this trail. Little did we realize that there would be many
challenges along the way like the parallel bars
and stretchers
before we could complete the course
and head for the swings
near which was this inspirational bench
where we took a brief rest.
Back at the Gespass residence, food was being assembled
as Norma and Milt
Suzanne
Robert
Ben
Sally (up close)
Sally and Jane,
and Andy and Milt
got ready to attack the serving table
and bring food to the dining table
as Robert did with this plate
to the amusement of Suzanne
Danny
Jane and Milt
and himself
which led the others
to watch television.
The next morning, Suzanne
was barely awake but she was watching the Today Show
before our trip to Starbucks where we were told photography was
not welcomed. I did catch this sign in the men's room
which was educational and then made an image
of the key they gave me to get in. Fern Schwartz showed up
and I recoreded her in that sacred location. Later we went back to the
Gespass house where people gathered
around the lox
to listen to the birds
which caused Suzanne
to take another bite
of the chocolate cake
which amused Any and Debbie
though the people upstairs
were completely engaged
in video games. Jane and Sarah
talked about the turkey
as we organized
and had Sarah
plan our logistics
as the lox
stayed on the table.
The girls and I drove on and parked well
in order to get a P F Chang's picture
for that collection before heading to the movie theater
where the line
led us to the girl
who sold the tickets to Sarah so that we could explore the mall. At American
Eagle Outfitters
the girls
were met by this person
who said we could do photography there. Next stop was the Gap
and in we went
before going to Bath & Body Works
and viewing Victoria's Secret
from a distance with fire engines
in the way. In Kaufmann's, the help posed
and Jane
was thrilled when Kara
rang up our sales at Dick's. In L'Express, this entire effort
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each had a ridiculous number of calories. So, I had a sour dough roll
for only 105 calories as Jane
and Sarah
consumed their calories.
Dinner was back at the Gespass house
with Norma
trying to call Abercrombie and Fitch as Sarah
Ben
Andy
and Jane
watching as I tried to take a self portrait
which amused Sarah
and freed the knitting bags
before the food
appeared. Next there were attempts to take my picture
and Ben's
and a picture with Jane
in the Blair Witch mode. The food came
and went
as Suzanne
considered a seat
and Norma and Jane
and Milt
and Suzanne
got ready for dessert.
The next day, Suzanne awoke
and read the paper with Sarah
as Ben emerged
and Andy made coffee
while Jane slept
and Red Teddy
made a rare appearance. Andy looked about
as the birds sang
and once Jane finished packing
we braved the car
and said farewell to Debbie
and thanked her for being a wonderful hostess even as Red Teddy
put on his show for the mothers
and after much applause
Ben's sisters
convinced him that it was time to bring Red Teddy
to pere and mere Gespass where they were watching the CSpan Book Tour
as Milt welcomed us
and we had another breakfast
complete with very photogenic apples
and a napkin that did not do well with flash
or without
so it seemed like we needed to make one more Pittsburgh excursion.
We drove to Whole Foods
where Suzanne was enthusiastic about the produce
as we bought yams
and then soup
and breads
before checking out the prepared foods
which she
rang up for us. The potatoes
and soup
needed some fruit
and a sandwich
after which this person
showed off the truffles
before we looked at dairy
and smoked meats
which made me need to learn more rules
and then come back for the lox
and some produce
before it was suggested that maybe I shouldn't take pictures in their store.
So, we loaded the groceries
and headed for the oldest rest stop on the turnpike
where she
confirmed my belief that it's fine to take pictures in a Starbucks.
After a long ride, we saw this welcoming sign
that told us we were indeed there yet.