Man it's Thanksgiving tomorrow!!! How did that happened?! Last year at this time we were driving to Cali! This year we are having a great dinner with some family and friends out here and going to love the time we get with them.
I sat down with our girls the other day and ask them what Thanksgiving means to them, and what they hold in their hearts...thinking I was going to get no school, or pie something on those lines. No I did not. I got something that made my heart sad and happy all at once. See this will be Eammah's 2nd Thanksgiving without all the family, and last year she did not know that it was Thanksgiving because we were driving. She always had family around. But Jessalla has not. She had both ways. But they both had the same thing to say. They are thankful for our family, and they miss them so much! They are grateful for the time we get with them and the things they learn when we are with them and the things that I pass on to them. They still like the pie! I'm glad to see that they at their ages know what matters and where their time needs to be.
Jessalla is starting to help make Thanksgiving dinner with me just like I use to with my Grandparents. When I was in School we did not get a week off at Thanksgiving, we would get a 1/2 day on Wednesday and I would ride the bus out to my grandparents and help with whatever needed to be done for the rest of the day and then get up early the next morning and help. I learn how to make my Great Grandma Wojciechowski stuffing that way!! It's the one thing that I must have on Thanksgiving, it is the best. And Jessalla shares her mommy love for it, so she started helping me make it. And I'm sure she will learn it just the way I did, just by doing because it's not wrote down!! I think those are the best kinds!! Eammah help in things that only take a few minutes to do :) But I love having my girls in there and helping and doing it with me. We will be making a turkey on Friday, because we are going to family house like we did for years last time we were out here.
We take turns at our house saying something we are Thankful for for each other. And talking about the year and all that we have done, our favorite and sometimes the bad, the sad. We take the time to talk about family, and things that Matthew and I remember from when were kids. This year will be no different just Friday. No Black Friday shopping for us this year, we will be taking in a free movie here on base. Well the girls and I will be, them back home for dinner. We will pull out our Christmas things and get them up. (Matthew told me I had to wait till after Thanksgiving this year) So I will. Saturday morning we all will take in a another free movie here on base a Christmas one. Then starts the crazy and nuts of Christmas!! More on that to come!
Little high lights from the month....Jessalla and Eammah got to see all different Marine uniforms with they Grandma Dixie (I wish I got to go I had a meeting) I had a big birthday 30!! Had a great day, and my loving sister in law gave me a party!! Had a great time at the Birthday Ball! Our guess this year is my favorite one so far!! I could listen to him talk for hours!! Had a great visit with Matthew parents when they were here the last part of Oct, and first little bit of Nov. Nov is a Birthday month for us I have 2 sisters 2 dads and mine....and 2 Aunt, and a Cuz! it's a full month but we love it!
Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and be safe! From our house to yours God Bless you with Love and Family this holiday. Memories that will last a life time.
~Amber
