Thanksgiving Through The Years

Thanksgiving is always my favorite holiday.  For one, it is in my favorite season, fall.  It requires no gifts, just family and friends.  A bountiful meal.  A cornucopia of colors.                                           
                                                                 



  As a child, I loved going to my Nana's apartment.  A few years later, my Mom did Thanksgiving.  There were no cousins living nearby; so it was just a small gathering.

I was more than happy to take it over when I was about thirty.  It continued that way for years. There were a few years in North Carolina when my children were not around.  They were sowing their oats and doing what twenty-somethings do. That has changed as they are married and have families of their own.

Now that I have moved closer to them I am with half of them, enjoying the day with them.  It is an easy holiday, no preparation, no cooking.  I admit to missing all of that.

I love that my family has grown. More adults, more children.  Friends. 

Now I do a big Christmas Eve dinner in my apartment on the seacoast. When my house in North Carolina sells, I can consider other housing options.  But until that time, we are just as snug as a bug.

Happy Thanksgiving!