Happy Thanksgiving!


Alright, yes, I do realize that by the time you have read this, it will be over. You will probably be home from fighting off the hordes of people trying to by stuff for their loved ones I sincerely hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I know for a fact that I did. It was honestly one of the best Thanksgivings I have ever had.


Thanksgiving day started out the way all holidays start out-behind schedule. I woke up early enough, sure, but still managed to get behind. I skipped breakfast (for a good reason), got ready early enough, and yet, still ran behind.


On an errand for my grandfather, I met my sister at a local grocery store. From there, we went to where my best friend works and we were fortunate enough that we got there before they closed. When we arrived, she literally met us outside; even though another rush was about to begin. Even though she was busy, we spent a little time together and she was able to walk us out.

After that, we headed back down south to the grandparents (on my Dad's side) house for Thanksgiving dinner #1. There was a lot of laughter and fun and a lot of food. Also, there were lots of pictures. It's rare that my sister is able to come out to visit, so we definitely made the most out of it. I was even able to get a (sort of) four generation photo. I say sort of because instead my mother being in the photo (she spent it in Bellingham), it's my aunt.

After that, we (my sister, niece, and I) went over to our other grandparents. I don't see them very often and on my Mom's side there are a ton of people. Luckily, everyone made it there, which is a feat in and of itself. It seems like everyones lives have become so busy over the past few years that even holidays there's quite a few people missing. And like I said, that side of the family has a great number of people, so it's not too surprising.

My niece slept the entire way from one set of grandparents (actually, great grandparents to her) to the other and through about half the evening. This gave us the pre-dinner conversations and most of dinner in relative peace. Don't get me wrong. I love my niece. I really do. Ask anyone. But she's definitely at the age where she can be a total handful. She's doing a fine job of running me into the ground. When she did wake up, she was rather cranky before she totally woke up; which was when she became the life of the party. Such is the life of an almost two year old.

As the evening went on, I reconnected with family members that I rarely see and updated those I see a bit more frequent. This was definitly one of the largest Thankgivings I can remember. It felt good to see so many loved ones that I don't have a lot of chance of seeing. It felt like one giant family again.

Anyway, that was my Thanksgiving in a nutshell. I would love for you to share with me your Thanksgiving experiences; as well as your Black Friday experiences as well. It was seriously the slowest Black Friday that I have worked. There were times when I was literally looking for something to do.

Anyway, it's after two am and bed is beckoning me. Take care and I'll talk to you soon.