{"id":106,"date":"2012-11-26T01:07:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T01:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2012-11-26T01:35:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T01:35:48","slug":"the-giving-of-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/?p=106","title":{"rendered":"The Giving of Thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thanksgiving day, I took a trip down to Atlanta where my whole family, including my 7 month old nephew, spent our Thanksgiving with my brother-in-law&#8217;s family, who are all based in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, my sister&#8217;s parents-in-law now live most of the time in Las Vegas, but will take a private jet down to Atlanta from time to time. \u00c2\u00a0Yes, I said private jet.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second year we got to spend time in Atlanta with my brother-in-law&#8217;s family, which we really enjoy doing.<\/p>\n<p>I love this sign I saw in the security line:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-108\" title=\"IMG_1604\" src=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1604-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1604-223x300.jpg 223w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1604-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1604.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a little agist isn&#8217;t it? \u00c2\u00a0I mean, first of all, we all know it really doesn&#8217;t matter if people go through security with their shoes and jackets on. \u00c2\u00a0Come on. \u00c2\u00a0second of all, an older person, older than 75 can easily walk onto a plane with a bomb strapped to him\/her. \u00c2\u00a0I mean, do terrorists know about this? \u00c2\u00a0If I were a terrorist, I&#8217;d be enlisting radical 75 year old to do my work on the airplanes. \u00c2\u00a0Ok, that sounds a little inappropriate and insensitive, but I think you get my point. \u00c2\u00a0Just an interesting sign. \u00c2\u00a0If you&#8217;re going to have rules or precautions based on certain reasons, you might as well apply them to everyone. \u00c2\u00a0Even if they&#8217;re stupid, meaningless precautions. \u00c2\u00a0As my friend, Jason Horner, says, the airlines only make you take off jackets and shoes to make the people feel safer. \u00c2\u00a0 I can see that.<\/p>\n<p>Going there, I got upgraded to business class, as I was sitting with the rest of the coach class suckers the flight attendant said, &#8220;Are you ____ _____&#8221;? \u00c2\u00a0I said, &#8220;Why yes I am?&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0Then she escorted me to my new seat. \u00c2\u00a0I had already had breakfast and a quick slice of pizza at the airport and thought that I wouldn&#8217;t eat too much before the big, yummy Thanksgiving meal my brother-in-law&#8217;s mother makes (I love her homemade stuffing). \u00c2\u00a0But since I got upgraded, my plans to eat light were foiled because they serve lunch in business class! \u00c2\u00a0And you all know I can&#8217;t resist food when it&#8217;s put in front of me. \u00c2\u00a0So, I had another lunch. \u00c2\u00a0Lunch x 2. \u00c2\u00a0Man, I&#8217;m a pig!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my view from my first row seat. \u00c2\u00a0And I don&#8217;t know what it is about being able to see into the cockpit &#8212; I just get so curious about what it&#8217;s like in there, probably because they keep that door locked!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1607.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107\" title=\"IMG_1607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1607-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1607-223x300.jpg 223w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1607-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1607.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My return flight was even better! \u00c2\u00a0I was upgraded again. \u00c2\u00a0As I was boarding, I scanned my boarding pass and they printed me a new ticket with a new seat. \u00c2\u00a0It was like winning the lottery! \u00c2\u00a0Ok, not really. \u00c2\u00a0But exciting for about 3 seconds. \u00c2\u00a0This business class was really big. \u00c2\u00a0It had an actual pillow with an actual pillow case along with a comforter! \u00c2\u00a0Just for a flight to Minneapolis. \u00c2\u00a0And the seat reclined further back than usual and you could kick up your legs. \u00c2\u00a0For a girl that can not sleep on planes, you would think I&#8217;d be in heaven. \u00c2\u00a0But it was a no-go. \u00c2\u00a0I slept for a few minutes as the plane was taking off (there something about that rocking\/vibrating movement that puts me to sleep &#8212; in cars and trains, too!). \u00c2\u00a0Then, I was back to my restless self.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1619.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110\" title=\"IMG_1619\" src=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1619-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1619-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1619-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They served breakfast on the flight. \u00c2\u00a0Being the prepared girl I am, I bought a turkey sandwich for the almost three hour flight. \u00c2\u00a0Don&#8217;t worry, this time I didn&#8217;t have two lunches. \u00c2\u00a0Instead, that $9 turkey sandwich is sitting in my fridge, all the way from Atlanta. \u00c2\u00a0And it will sit in my fridge for a few more days until I muster the heart to throw it out because I know I won&#8217;t eat it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and I almost forgot about this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-111\" title=\"IMG_1618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1618-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1618-223x300.jpg 223w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1618-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1618.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucky ATL! \u00c2\u00a0How&#8217;d they get so lucky?<\/p>\n<p>Time with my family was great. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;ve found that living so far away from them is getting more and more difficult and coming home to Minneapolis by myself is a very lonely feeling. \u00c2\u00a0Then, add to it that Atlanta was in the 60&#8217;s during Thanksgiving and I come back to this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109\" title=\"IMG_1620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1620-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1620-223x300.jpg 223w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1620-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/www.motebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_1620.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Minnesotan winter has arrived. \u00c2\u00a0*Whimper*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thanksgiving day, I took a trip down to Atlanta where my whole family, including my 7 month old nephew, spent our Thanksgiving with my brother-in-law&#8217;s family, who are all based in Atlanta. 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