The past few days were a rush (OK, not exactly a “rush”) or food, family, and forays about the city and countryside which were probably a little much for Mark, but he performed admirably. We saw all my relatives. I was shocked at how old some of them have gotten, but what admirable shape they’re in generally. They all seemed to like Mark unquestioningly, although I’m sure several were trying to grasp just what our relationship was all about…
On Monday, we largely just toured the city and its assorted changes, etc. On Tuesday, we visited my dad’s side of the family in Reidsville. On Wednesday, we drove to Winston-Salem and High Point…
I took Mark out the The 360 to see a Marilyn Rivers show and finally meet one of my oldest friends. As we arrived, they were playing “The Glamourous Life” by Sheila E, and I remarked that it was sort of like I’d never moved away, and that 1985 had just moved down the street into a new building. Greensboro is like that, for better or for worse, particularly with respect to nightlife…
Thursday was Thanksgiving, and we made the rounds of relatives on my mom’s side of the family. The family was good, the food was great, and the only mildly unpleasant moment was when one of my cousins made a few very presumptuous (if also very politely and sweetly-phrased) comments about how I should spend more time with my parents. She meant well, but it pissed me off just a little, particularly since a siginificant proportion of the major changes Mark and I are about to make in our lives are aimed at doing just that…
Gastronomic excess in Greensboro included Yum-Yum, J&S Cafeteria, K&W Cafeteria, Ghassan’s, and Stamey’s Barbecue…