I'm finally doing it. I am buried in a mountain of pictures and editing to do as well as a host of other things but tonight I am just going to stop.....and be thankful.
This year I hosted my very first Thanksgiving. Bob's family was going to be in town this year and I was only too excited to have my home be the place for celebrating. I must say I missed my Momma and Daddy, but I did enjoy thinking through and planning for my very own version of the holiday. I decided to make chicken instead of turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cranberry sauce and of course Grandma Fran's pumpkin and dutch apple pie. Aunt Linda brought green bean casserole, corn casserole, bread and sparkling cider while Great Grandma brought her yummy pistachio salad. So delightful....our table was most definitely full!
We only had one minor setback which of course happened in the whole "cook the chickens" process. I had one of my chickens in my glass baking dish that I have had for years. I add water to the bottom of my pans while my chickens cook and after years of doing that it finally gave in and went BOOM! Glass baking dish shattered filling my oven and house with greasy chicken smoke. I had to laugh......of course that would happen :)
Which brings me to one of the many things I am thankful for......good friends.....and closer neighbors. My dear friend Sarah graciously let me borrow her oven for 40 minutes and effectively saved our Thanksgiving day. Bob was such a doll to take over the cleaning and before I was back from the neighbor's house the oven was clean, dry and ready for sweet potatoes and casseroles. Yes, I am thankful.
Dinner only arrived 20 minutes behind schedule and it was worth the wait. Thanksgiving isn't really about the food anyways and I sat down thankful for the reminder. As we went around the table saying what we were thankful for I just smiled and realized what a sweet season of life we are in. We have Great Grandma and a host of Aunts and Grandmas that love us, we have a beautiful home, healthy family, an IRONMAN goal, gorgeous girls and a future that is bright and beautiful.
Tonight I want to stop amidst the busyness that inevitably surrounds me, be thankful for the incredible season of life we are in and remember the year I hosted my first Thanksgiving.
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