For this year's Thanksgiving, we chose Illinois Beach Resort at Illinois Beach State Park. It met our criteria quite nicely: (1) it was close enough to drive to, (2) it had a buffet-style dinner for the holiday, (3) it had plenty of available rooms, and (4) it had dog-friendly (!!!) rooms. That last one was the clincher, because while we will board Pluto if necessary, we would rather bring him with us and have him be the kind of dog who is comfortable traveling and exploring different places. We didn't do a great job of that with Charlie, so we've been making a point of taking Pluto where we go whenever it's feasible.
As an added bonus, Illinois Beach is only about an hour from Naperville, so Barb and Kevin joined us for Thanksgiving dinner and a brief stroll on the beach. It was a little chilly, but really not so bad for the end of November. After Barb and Kevin left, there was a lot of lounging around playing video games and watching movies. My kind of holiday!
Friday morning, Henry and I took Pluto out to see the sunrise and walk along the beach. As a little test, I let go of Pluto's leash to see what he would do. Shockingly (or not, because he is a dog, after all), he ran off down the beach, drank a ton of lake water, and didn't want to come back when we called him. So much for all those lessons at dog school! Anyway, eventually he came back to us. Later on, we all headed out for a hike. It was kind of duney, with some grasses, but honestly not my favorite hike or park. But you know what? Any day we get to spend outside together instead of at school/work is a win for me.
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