# Thanksgiving 2021 - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/thanksgiving-2021/ - Published: 2022-04-20T06:12:40-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **I leave Southern Utah** before the sun rises on Thanksgiving morning. Four plus hours later, I arrive in Salt Lake City to be reunited with family. No masks, social distancing or forced outdoor dinners this year. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0836.jpg?resize =640%2C640&ssl=1) **Quiet times for me**, mostly spent with one brother’s family. I do get a few others to come to a movie on Saturday, and others of us go to the utah football game on the Friday after the Holiday. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0839.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **The distance of being away** for such long periods of time though are draining me physically as well as emotionally. People grow and change, making me feel lost. Relationships I once thought were strong are fading into the dark night. My parents will die this decade, and I already know the regret I’ll feel once they are gone. Every time I return to see them, the more sad I become. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/thanksgiving-2021/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Thanksgiving%202021&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fthanksgiving-2021%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/thanksgiving-2021/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/thanksgiving-2021/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/thanksgiving-2021/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/thanksgiving-2021/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…