In my family, it is an "off" year for Thanksgiving, meaning that everybody has Thanksgiving with the in-laws. So,we decided we would have our Thanksgiving dinner the Saturday before the actual holiday. It was nice being together with the whole family. The last time we had Thanksgiving with my family, Esteban was 2 weeks old. None of my kids know what it is like to celebrate Thanksgiving with family. They are ecstatic that we get to eat Thanksgiving dinner twice, and yet they still want to fix it again at our house.
The thing is, we have our own Thanksgiving traditions. For years in Texas we hosted Thanksgiving dinner. Aaron loves to cook mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, turkey, stuffing, and especially pies. Last year we had 12 different pies. He goes all out. We cook for days. Every year, we would have several families over for dinner that didn't have family close by. We picked up several recipes from friends such as Sweet Potatoes Casserole from the Pillings and Homemade Pecan Pie from the Rawlings (Charlene is from the South). We would eat, the guys would watch football, the kids played in the backyard, and the women would go through the newspaper advertisements planning our strategies for early morning shopping the next day. We miss all of our many friends in Texas. It's all my kids have ever known.
I guess we'll have to start new traditions. It's nice to be home for the holidays, yet interesting how we can be here with our families and yet still get homesick.
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...i really miss you guys, and it's crazy how fast time goes by. I knew that we would lose touch a little bit, and I will work harder to prevent any more loss. But in the spirit of the holidays, I want to remind you'all that I am thankful for all the wonderful guidence & love you've given me over the years, and don't hold back just because you are farther away. I love and miss you all....and wish THE WOMACKS a very filling Thanksgiving.... Sarah
You say nice things. The love is mutual. Now, everybody knows why we have adopted you. It's just hard because we live 1800 miles apart, but you are still absolutely part of our family. If that is true, it means I actually have 6 kids. Whoa! Scary thought.
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