Thanksgiving come and gone

There is nothing like moving 1200 miles from your family to make them more appealing. For the first time in a long time I was actively looking forward to going "home" for Thanksgiving. Maybe its because I'm having a bit of trouble with where home is. when I talk about Washington, I refer to it as home. But I need to remind myself that Miami is home now. But home is where the heart is not where the mind assigns. I'm sure in time, Miami will become home but for now there's DC which has been my chosen home for quite some time and good old Philly which will always represent home.

Thanksgiving was great. visiting my mom was fun. I made two key lime pies to carry the spirit of FL up to Philly with me. they were a great hit. the food was all good. I love our new way of everyone contributing. I think my sister thinks its a sign of her not being able to handle it all -- but I love it. It lets all of us contribute and be a part of creating the meal. It makes me feel like I participate more than just attending.

Speaking of my sister she completely outdid herself. she made me quilt that is so amazingly beautiful that it made my cry. It will look spectacular in my new apartment. It is bright and sunny and just so beautiful. I swear she channels Martha Stewart. I'm not sure how, and sometime I wonder why -- although not this time!!!! I am more than happy to be the recipient of her talents. It will bring a very personal touch of family to my far away apartment.

Speaking of apartments, home is also where you hang your hat. Or lounge on the sofa and watch tv. According to that definition, my apartment becomes a home tomorrow. Or so they say. My sofa is supposed to be delivered tomorrow. I'm excited. I think Max will like it too. He and I got used to sitting in Loretta's most amazing recliner together. I was his human barcalounger. I know he misses that. I do too, but don't tell him. Right now the living room looks more like a panel discussion set-up than a comfortable living area. Hopefully tomorrow's arrival will change all that.

Today was a good day work wise. We had a day full of meetings that yielded tons of information. We visited the Pritikin Longevity Center. wow. Gorgeous. Then we visited Cenegenics, an age management clinic. Amazing in a totally different way. Who knew these things existed? Two similar models with very different executions, outcomes, philosophies. I am learning more and more everyday and realizing how much more there is to learn. How to Open a Medical Clinic 101 is harder than expected. But the adventure is fun in and of itself. We have met with folks everywhere on the spectrum of people who have had their own medical businesses and some are quite the characters. Putting it all together and taking the best from all of them should net us some useful information. We'll see.

Of only one thing I'm sure. We are on the way to something really good if we can get there. The journey continues, that's for sure!