Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and cherish the
blessings in your life. This year, like every other, I continued the tradition
of returning home to the house where I grew up with my husband and children. I
grew up in a small, country town called Groveland, FL with my mother Janet,
father Richard and four brothers Rick, Scott, Kurt and Chris. I delight in the
peace and simplicity of returning home as I watch my children play carelessly
with their cousins on the vast open property that I as a child once roamed. We
celebrated Thanksgiving last Saturday which was the 22nd of November
and just so happened to also be my birthday! The year I was born Thanksgiving
happened to also fall on the same day, from what I was told my father accidentally
burnt the turkey that year because I’m assuming he was over taken with
excitement that his new baby girl was finally here! Since that day anytime
Thanksgiving falls on November 22 my brothers make a burnt turkey in remembrance
of dad. 
When the whole family comes together we have about twenty
two people with my mom, brothers, aunts and uncles, and everyone’s kids and
significant others. Mom prepares a feast fit for an army; the spread is huge!
But isn't that what Thanksgiving is all about? To eat, enjoy family and friends
in a relaxing loving environment… and eat again. Just to give you a taste of
what was prepared, we had two turkeys (one deep fried by my husband the other
smoked), a ham, my mom’s signature baked mac and cheese, fruit salad, mashed
potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, rolls, oh and not to forget the
desserts: pumpkin pie, pecan pie and chocolate delight! Sitting around the
table listening and watching all the different conversations take place is one
of my most favorite parts. Another tradition we have is after dinner everyone
plays a game of kick ball together. It doesn’t matter what age you are;
everyone participates in this exciting family game. The kids love when it’s
them against the adults.
I truly enjoy the family time gathering at Thanksgiving
every year at moms. I also have a thanksgiving dinner at my house with my
intermediate family, and we lounge around all day. It’s very causal usually
after deep frying turkeys for all these dinners Mike is pretty tired of it. ;) This
year my group of friends is having our first annual “friendsgiving” dinner on
Saturday night (I will defiantly need my trainer Matt next week). I love
spending time with my loved ones near and far Thanksgiving is the start of a
joyous time in the year. We just got our Christmas tree Wednesday night I can’t
wait to decorate it with my kiddos. This season is my favorite time of year
when we come together as a family and appreciate what we have and sharing our
blessings with others less fortunate than us.
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