We are spending Thanksgiving tomorrow with my aunt, uncles, and my parents, sister and my cousin. I'm looking forward to it, but sad that my cousin and her husband and girls won't be with us. Grandpa also passed away recently, and while he hasn't been with us for Thanksgiving for the last several years, it's still sad he won't be around in general. My inlaws also don't live nearby anymore and I miss them this time of year especially.
I'm really saddened by how many people will be working on Thanksgiving day. It's sad that instead of giving thanks, many will be at work because others will be taking advantage of crazy early holiday sales. When did this change so drastically? As a kid, I don't remember anything being open for Thanksgiving shopping. I found myself really annoyed with all the sales ads I got in my email inbox today. I'm grateful Joe doesn't have a job that requires him to work Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving has never been my favorite holiday but this year I am reminded to hold my family close, enjoy our silly moments together, and cherish the (annoying) phases Dawson is going through. (Nothing like a 2 year old telling you that you do things 'wrong'). And I'll be grateful that I get to spend it with my best friends too :)
Last year we were moving into our house on Thanksgiving and it was spent at Shari's with my mom and sister. I didn't realize how lucky I am to get a real Thanksgiving meal with lots of family until last year when it was purely convenience. (We did have a feast together, just not ON Thanksgiving day)
I guess you don't know what you've got until it's not there sometimes! Ah, how things change!
Happy Thanskgiving everyone! Enjoy your day!
