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Thursday, November 25, 2010

So I lied (AKA Happy Thanksgiving)

I said yesterday, I'm not going to post a blog about Thanksgiving. I'm just going to live it and not think about it.  But as I find myself up before dawn and waiting for my guys to rouse and thinking about what to put on the turkey.... I am inspired by a new friend's personal blog to commit to "paper" my emotions. (Thank you, Monica.)

For many, MANY years now, the holidays have been full of social gatherings, presents, food, etc... and, sure, they're fun and all, but when something is missing from them, they are left wanting.  This is Quinn's first Thanksgiving, first Christmas, first New Years, first everything.  And I am so proud and fulfilled this day that I cannot find the words to commit to my emotions.  I look at that baby sleeping and I cannot remember a Thanksgiving day without him... I think of my amazing husband still asleep upstairs and I cannot remember a past that he was not part of and I could not be more proud to be his wife  I love these two people with more depth and complexity than I knew was possible. My father, my sister, my extended family, my friends, everyone, I am honored to be in your life. I feel bound to you all in ways I didn't know I could. You fill each day with hope, laughter, love, and a sense of peace that I have not felt in many years- if ever. 

So I thank you. Each of you, for making my life better, making ME better. Without you I wouldn't be who I am today. Everyone should be so lucky.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Happy Halloween!!!

Here's my handsome boy... he refused to smile, stubborn child.