Almost Four Years

Three years and eleven months today.  I still think about him and miss him everyday.

What a Great Thanksgiving!

I had a fantastic Thanksgiving yesterday. My aunt hosted so I was pretty much stress free since I was only responsible for a handful of dishes.  I got to sleep in, leisurely cook, and go to a Pilates class which was so refreshing compared to last years 4:30am alarm to start cooking and the mad dash of getting everything prepared and ready to transfer to my parent's house.  Last year was full of the stress of hosting and it was still a great Thanksgiving, but it's nice not to be in charge and just be able to enjoy the day.

It was also Wyoming's first Thanksgiving with my family and it was so nice having him here. Everybody was very welcoming and he fit right in with my crazy family. There was plenty of fantastic food, lots of interesting conversation, and a ton of laughter.

I did think of Jeff, Grandma, Uncle Jerry and Mom but didn't dwell on the sadness of missing them. I am definitely thankful for having had all of them in my life and also thankful for the people I still have in my life.  I couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving

Last year I was in charge of organizing Thanksgiving for my immediate and extended family.  This year my aunt decided that she would host Thanksgiving, which has taken an enormous amount of work off of my shoulders.

We have rarely had Thanksgiving at anyone else's house other than at my parents' house.  I think my sister hosted one year because her in-laws were in town, but last year and again this year, she will be going out of town to spend Thanksgiving with her in-laws.  The majority of the years, practically all holidays have been spent at my parents' house.

Some family members were a little hesitant about the first Thanksgiving without my mom being somewhere other than the usual tradition of it being at my parents' house, but I think change is inevitable and it needs to be embraced.  Plus, my aunt hosting takes a lot of pressure off of me not having to host and organize Thanksgiving this year like I did last year.

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving; spending time with family, eating good food, having very little responsibility and stress, and Wyoming is in town for his first Thanksgiving with my family.

I will of course miss Jeff and my mom terribly but there are still a lot of things to be thankful for.

Hopefully no matter what is going on in your life, you can find something to be thankful for.