A Younger Thanksgiving

Top Ten Overheard Tidbits from the Unger-Young Topsail Beach/Virginia International Raceway Thanksgiving Weekend

(10) [My mother-in-law, Grace, during a group conversation about Craig and my Brooks Range backpacking trip this past summer] "I couldn't believe the bush pilot stopped to lend you a shotgun!!!"

(9) [Me, in response] "Grace, I thought we agreed not to mention the shotgun in front of my parents, remember?"

(8) [My dad, Ray, while the rest of us were shivering waiting for the Topsail Island Holiday Flotilla to begin] "The Boy Scouts had a nice fundraiser inside the Assembly Building with coffee and cocoa."

(7) [My mom, Sandi, explaining why Dega, a female dog, lifts her leg to pee] "She has sexual identity issues."

(6) [My brother-in-law, Jeff, responding to multiple questions about why he had taped the number 4 on his race car backwards] "It is?"

(5) [Sandi, looking at photos on her digital camera from months ago that she hasn't figured out how to download or erase] "Craig, how do I delete this?"

(4) [Sandi, less than five minutes later] "Craig, can you show me how to delete this again?"

(3) [Jeff, explaining to Ray what it would be like to ride around the VIR track with him] "I threw up my first time."

(2) [Ray, when asked to place his lunch order minutes later] "Nothing."

(1) [Ray, upon exiting the race car] "Sandi, that was better than sex!!! It was the most exhilarating experience of my life!!!"

Topsail photos can be viewed here. Additional VIR photos can be viewed here.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!