Over The River And Through Whole Foods…
November 27, 2008 
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Over the river and through Whole Foods to anyone’s house we go …
So on this Thanksgiving Day, I wanted to share with all of you my take on the day — as well as a little personal message from me.
Did you sing that song as a kid — you know, the “Over The River And Through The Woods To Grandmother’s House We Go …” song? I never really understood the “over the river and through the woods” analogy for Thanksgiving because my Grandmother made the driest turkey this side of the Sahara Desert.
We’re about to head into the holiday season. Six weeks of tedious annoying Zales Jewelers commercials, not to mention that lovely $69.00 diamond pendant with diamonds the size of bedbugs.
What Thanksgiving really kicks off (other than the end of the Chargers’ playoff hopes) is the start of the most vulnerable six weeks of the year for singles. Let’s call it “the quest to meet someone before 5-4-3-2-1 woo hoo Happy New Year!”
I’ve had some great Thanksgiving Days though. I remember a few years ago when I had nothing going on for Thanksgiving. So I walked into Whole Foods the day before Thanksgiving and I picked up my Thanksgiving dinner: a box of Peanut Butter Bumpers and soy milk.
As I was looking for some pumpkin pie to finish off my sugar rush, I bumped into this really sexy woman who had a cart full of some really great looking food. So I started a conversation with her:
DW: “Your dinner looks a lot better than mine.”
Her: “Please tell me that’s not your Thanksgiving dinner.”
DW: “I’d love to tell you it’s not not my Thanksgiving dinner, but that would be a lie. I was going to get Cruchberries, but they were out of them. Crunchberries remind me of my Grandmother’s cranberry sauce and dried out turkey.”
We proceeded to talk, and she said that she refused to let me eat Peanut Butter Bumpers for Thanksgiving … and I got invited to a Thanksgiving night party with her and seven of her friends.
I have a confession to make to all of you — I’ve done that every year I’ve been single.
I actually enjoy spending Thanksgiving with total strangers. I mean, didn’t the pilgrims do that before they killed all the Indians? Then again, my knowledge of history is a little poor at times …
So if you want to know where I’ll be today, I will be spending the day with my girlfriend and having dinner with friends.
On a more serious note, I do want to wish all of you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day to be thankful, and I am thankful for many things this year. A thanks to all of you for letting me come into your hearts, minds … and your computer screens this year.
Also, a special thank you to all the guys who — once again in overwhelmingly large numbers — were kind enough to send me the feedback I requested yesterday for the upcoming launch of my membership site.
So Enjoy Turkey Day!
Have a great and wonderful thanksgiving too David!
I remember that song! lol damn, now I’m gonna be singing that thing the whole day
Happy Thanksgiving David!!
I remember my Dad singing that song over and over again on the way to G’ma’s every holiday. It was the precursor to an afternoon and evening of relatives that otherwise would have gladly just stayed at home and avoided each other. Enough food to feed a small village and all the men screaming at football on the TV. It was the best time with our cousins; we would laugh and play games, and observe the obsurdity of adults going through the motions of the “perfect Thanksgiving gathering”. Amazing how one little song can remind me of all that.
My kids and I have changed things up and take this day to enjoy our little family and be thankful for all the good things in our lives. We are having fun being non-traditional and creating good memories.
I did the internet dating thing for about 4 years and found that right around Thanksgiving until after New Year’s, the dating communication dropped way off… maybe they were all out at the Whole Foods store networking. LOL I like to sit at coffee shops. Even if it’s a slow day for single meeting, it’s always interesting to watch the others.
What a plan! And it works too! I am so amazed at the ingenuity behind the cleverness of the ‘meeting plan’. I just would have never thought to do some of these things…..I just found out about the coffee shops…and to think, I thought they were built just for folks to go sit and drink coffee…..he he, just found out about the book store too……am loving this new found knowledge! Now, got to put some of it into practice.