November 24

Happy Thanksgiving!

Without further ado... the final installment of things that I am thankful for.

1. I am thankful that I got to start today with some great friends doing a 5k.
2. I am thankful for naps on the couch.
3. I am thankful for my sweet Grandma Brown.  I am thankful that she continues to host the whole family (even with 4 kids and their spouses gone, we still had almost 30 people) for holidays and special occasions.  I am thankful that she has instilled in us a deep sense of value for family and tradition.  I am thankful that she is a no BS kind of lady.  I am thankful to call her Grandma.  I am thankful to get to spend so much time with her.
4. I am thankful that my sister and brother-in-law have two happy and healthy boys.  I am thankful that I get to be their Tia, and spoil them.
5. I am thankful for the families that, year after year, invite me to spend the holidays with them and just love on me.  I am thankful that these people care about me and my hurts and pains.  I am thankful that they have been there for me through so much.

I will be honest, today was a really tough day.  I cried a lot.  Even though I have a lot to be thankful for, the holidays are really hard.  I try to keep a good balance of feeling what I need to feel while still staying thankful and moving on with life.  Sometimes, life is tough.  Today, it was tough.