Aubrey, Alone

It's my first time.
I've never done it before, and I'm a little apprehensive.
I'm sure it will be fine, mind you, yet there's that initial anxiety I'm going to have get over.
I hope I don't cry...but it's likely.
I may have to drink to get through it.
It's Thanksgiving - by myself.

Cry me a river, right? Well, despite the fact that I will see my Mom on Friday (after much pleading, begging and the use of 25,000 Delta Skymiles), I'm still not looking forward to Turkey Day en solo.

I'm 26 years old and spending my first holiday alone.

We had plans - good plans, in fact, that fell through. My aunt & uncle in Charlotte are building a house (a gigantic house, at that) and instead of entertaining in their home as they've done in years past, they're heading to Ohio. It would be 9 hours for me to get there; 11 hours to get to Cleveland. Driving, my friends, is not an option.

So we looked at flights. Ever tried to book last minute holiday travel? Not so pretty. We moved onto Frequent Flier Miles, but they didn't work with my schedule, and I would essentially be in town for merely 36 hours. Didn't seem worth it. Thankfully, was able to get my Mom to come down, and while we're going to have a spectacular time, I still remain, Aubrey, Alone, on Thanksgiving.

Sad, ain't it?

Comments

[Kim]

Well, you're officially invited up to dinner at the Lake if you're interested... Let me know, it'd be fun to have you!

[êddiê]

Been there. If you do drink yourself to sleep, at least you'll sleep through most of it. But you'll miss the Thanksgiving Day parade and all the helium animals. What's funnier is that if you were going to Charlotte I'd probably pass you going the other way.

[hubs]

i had thanksgiving early this year cause much of my family will be out of town on the 27th. i'm 31 and have never spent the holiday alone. some of my friends have what they call an orphans thanksgiving, it's for anyone who doesn't have parents that are alive or that are too far away too be with. anyone can come. if you can make it to denver you're invited.