I feel like this was a doggy Thanksgiving. Rosy got a new doggo and Joyce was home with her doggo, and I brought Huxley, and, of course, Bodhi was there too! We have more dogs than kids in the family these days.

Espen took the train part way, then met up with Lex and they drove the rest of the way together. River decided to head back home again, this time opting for a much smoother Amtrack trip. Huxley and I hit the road alone this year.

Thanksgiving was full of dogs and cheese and parades and movies and reading and love and laughter and food.

Also, Jolene is deaf. Rosy picked her up just a few days before we all got there. She played really well with Huxley. They had fun together. Jolene is a super sweet dog. It will be interesting getting to know her.

My face is still only half functional. It was getting a little better during the course of meds, but seems to have stopped since. Maybe a little better today. It’s hard to tell. I hope it goes away soon though. I’m kinda tired of dealing with it. LOL.

On Sunday we did the whole travel thing in reverse. Lex and Espen drove to the train station, then parted ways and they both went back to their dorms. River missed one train, but caught the next and got himself back to his dorm in under 24hrs. Big improvement from last year! Huxley and I enjoyed a quiet ride home. He was exhausted from all his excitement with Jolene. We hit some yucky winter weather coming over the mountain, but we took it slow and easy and made it home safe.

I’m thankful, as always, for this amazing family.