Holidays







I'm putting together our holiday meal menu and shopping list this week. I would have put this information together sooner, had I realized that next week is already Thanksgiving! It seems the days are going by faster and faster. Days, weeks and months are flying by.
While putting together this list, I can't help to think about my family gatherings when I was younger. In looking at how much of the ingredients I need to feed everyone adequately, I imagine how hard it was for my families. My parents are divorced, and have been since I was in kindergarten. This means that we always had two big family gatherings. Two places to be at two different times during the day. Twice the amount of food to consume.
My mom's side of the family was huge! My nanny has 4 kids. Each of the kids have kids that equals out to 13. Now, each kid has kids-I can't imagine how the gathering would be now if it were still occurring. Times change. People move around and move on. There have been divorces, remarrying and reuniting. It's sad to say that now, the gathering will not ever take place again. It's good to remember that we can hold on to those precious memories of childhood. Although I do get sad when I think about the fact that we will never be all together again, I rejoice that I have positive memories to dwell on instead of negative ones!
My dad's side of the family is still all together. My grandma and grandpa have 3 kids. Each of my aunts and uncles have kids equaling out to 5. I have two kids~(My next oldest cousin is 13, besides my brother-21).
The fact that we aren't able to visit this year honestly tears me up. It's crazy how 1000 miles affects your life in a 1000 different ways. I miss my family greatly. At least I have those memories to cherish and the hopes to be able to visit sometime early next year.
I am looking forward to the fact that Donovan's family lives here now. We will not spend the holidays without family. We will be able to gather together and be thankful for the people who are in our lives and how God has blessed us. The Christmas tree is going up this weekend. The Christmas movies are beginning. Christmas songs are playing! I am looking forward to spending Thanksgiving and Christmas with my two little ones and awesome husband. I have everything to be thankful for. Sometimes it's hard to see through everything in order to get to that thankful place. Where I feel completely overwhealmed with all the goodness and love that surrounds me.

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Carman said…
I'm glad that Donovan's family is here now, too! I hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving together!
November 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM
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