thanksgiving

For the past several years, my yearly visit home has been during the Christmas holiday. This year, Chris and I are changing things up a bit...we've decided to visit St. Louis for Thanksgiving instead.

It has been many, many years since I've been home for Thanksgiving, and I am soooo excited about being there this year! It will be so great visiting with family and friends, maybe playing some games, enjoying some relaxed time together without the bustle of Christmas. There will be some bonding time with my mother as we prepare the big dinner, make the pies...and we will also be meeting my mom's new boyfriend, Randy. Who she has deemed as "the one"...

I think it's going to a wonderful Thanksgiving...

Right now, I am in the process of organizing our time in St. Louis. There are a lot of people to see, some sight-seeing to do, and some down time to factor in. All in 6 short days! But, that's the beauty of it...I create a one page calendar, print it out on cardstock, and go about diligently scheduling the trip. I can then rest easy, knowing that I have found a time to fit it all in...and then it's all just sitting back to enjoy it all.

It makes me a little sad that I only see my family and friends in St. Louis once a year. Unfortunately, right now, we can't really afford to make the 13 hour journey more than once a year. And unfortunately, for the past few years, we haven't had any visitors willing to make the journey down to see us throughout the rest of the year. If I remember correctly, the last visitor I had was oldest friend Amy, and that was when I was still in my apartment over two years ago! I would love to have people in our home, introduce them to Mimi and Foster and Little Man...I guess, for now, I must be satisfied with our yearly visit...