Our Thanksgiving

It's calm.  The kids are in bed - tuckered our from all the Thanksgiving fun, the dishwasher is loaded and running it course, the roasting pan is soaking, and the fridge is stocked with amazing Thanksgiving leftovers.  I might be eating my second piece of pumpkin pie.

It was a beautiful day, and do I have so much to be thankful for.  Sometimes when life gets rough and the small town drama escalates I tend forget it - but we have had some peace for the last couple of weeks, and it has been so refreshing for my soul.  Sometimes you just have to do what is best for your family regardless of what everyone else wants - and we have made it to that defining point - it is really life changing.

I am so thankful for my man.  Sometimes he drives me nuts, but for the most part he is amazing.  He keeps so calm during the storm (and sometimes that annoys me - but it is necessary) - he makes life so exciting, and one of my favourite things to do with him is prepping and cooking for a special holiday or even just entertaining some friends, while sipping on a glass of wine.

Our Thanksgiving day went so smooth - we had it at our house again this year (just us and Nate's parents) and it made me miss all of my Germany friends so  much.

We spend the day at home, starting with breakfast - our tradition - pumpkin waffles.  As always it was a total hit.

In great Thanksgiving tradition we stayed in our jammies all morning - watching holiday movies, sipping on apple cider and hanging out.

Apple cider prepping and making!

The turkey went in the oven, and the table was being set.

My little helpers helped with the name cards for the table.  Isn't it so sweet?  Also I think I am just going to spray paint everything gold for Christmas - call it a new obsession.

Here is my favourite part - the cooking and wine part - right here with him.

Dinner was served.

Dessert followed.

And then we migrated to the couches with stuffed bellies, to continue the conversation and chit-chats.  It was a quiet and really calm Thanksgiving.

As time goes on and we figure out life, we would love to have a couple of families huddle together in in our little house, doing life together.

I am thankful for my three people - life without Nate, Ian, and Hayleigh would be so dull,  The make my world spin, they make my heart skip a beat, and the make me want more from this life, to be better.

As we reach this defining point of settling in and basically accepting what we can't change,  we are beginning to bloom where we are planting - it is a hard process - but we will be in full bloom soon, I can feel it.

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!