Well Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It is a little bitter-sweet for me this year simply because while I do have a lot to be thankful for, we find ourselves without many people to share it with.
It has been a tradition since we bought our first house that we cook Thanksgiving at our house, and every year we have family come here. Typically the family would celebrate at their homes on other days (because everyone wants turkey leftovers!) Well this year, we are not high on everyones list of favorite family members (for various reasons) so we are spending Thanksgiving with just our small family. Again, I am so thankful for the opportunity to even celebrate Thanksgiving, however I am sad to see the tradition come to an end… especially because Monkey is at such a great age for holidays right now.
We are still going ahead as though everyone were coming over… Travis ordered the biggest turkey he could and I am planning on making a few pies, but I can’t help but feel a little sad about the fact the house won’t be crammed full of family and the beautiful noise of kids playing. Our doctor appointment is on Tuesday, so I am praying we have a new little life to be thankful for… and I am really grateful for the way the pregnancy has gone thus far.
That being said, we are starting a new tradition this year. Since we have a lot of our Christmas shopping done, we are going to put up our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving… and hopefully some outdoor lights too. I am excited to pull out our ornaments and this year we have one to add from Breckenridge. I can’t wait for Monkey to see the tree (and some of the presents we have) because I think she will just be in awe. And, this is going to be Monkeys last Christmas as an only child, so I really plan on spoiling the heck out of her. 😉
As I said in the beginning, this will be a bittersweet Turkey Day, but I also believe God will come into our holiday and do amazing things. And for that I am forever grateful.
Be strong, my beautiful bride. God has blessed us in so many ways. I know that we are both humbled by His blessings and although we may want everything to be different, the Lord has something else in mind for us.
I love you.
I love the comment Travis had. what a wonderful husband. We love you guys so much. It is so hard to let go of the things we think mean so much to us. I’ve been there. It’s hard at times to see people for what they really are. Especially when it comes to family. God has big plans for you guys! Take this time to establish your own traditions and remember your incredible values. We will be thinking of you and praying for you!
Much Love,
Nina
its too bad to hear you are not having any family over for thanksgiving….someday everyone will grow up…
I am trying very hard not to choose sides in this unfortunate situation, and I certainly don’t like airing family issues on here, but I have one question for any of you that reads this. If you had two children and they were fighting and one is not welcome to the others house, who would you pick? Would it be the one that has a husband and child, or would it be the one that is single, and would be alone on Thanksgiving?? Life’s choices are always so hard to make, and it seems like I am always hurting someone with my choices, I love all of you and this is breaking my heart. This will be a very sad holiday for me for many reasons, but I am still trying to stay positive and look at the things we all have to be Thankful for on these special days to come.
Yes Tim, I hope everyone will grow up, we all have our quirks, I might even have more then most, (don’t answer that!) But family and the love we should have for each other, should help us overlook some of our shortcomings, and accept all us for the way we are. I am sure that is the way the good Lord would want it.
God bless all of you.
Mom
I think it is unfortunate that everyone is arguing. I know there are three sides to every story usually, each person has their own side, and the truth usually falls somewhere in between. Unfortunatly sometimes people’s perception of what they did or said is sometimes warped by what they meant by it, rather then how it came across. You will notice I am not taking sides either, which is why my response is so vague above, because I really don’t know the whole story, only the 2 sides I have heard….and only bits and pieces of that I am sure….If everyone wants to try to work it out, the ones involved should sit down and talk about it, or else take it to private email etc. I agree I am not comfortable getting into too much detail in a public forum, and I also feel like most if not all of this does not concern me at all. Sometimes there is an advantage to being 1000 miles away…..