Merry Thanksgiving

I’m such a hypocrite.  I’ve been writing and writing about my frustrations about people starting Christmas too early, and today I became part of the trend.  Dave and I are spending Thanksgiving with my fam at my older sister’s house in Charlotte, NC.  I won’t see Michelle (the older sister) and her family (including my 4 year old nephew and 1 year old niece) on Christmas, so I decided to go ahead and bring all of the Christmas presents for my family to Thanksgiving (to save on shipping costs if nothing else).  So after a incredibly tasty Turkey Day dinner and dessert, my little sister and I passed out gifts and my older sister and her family opened them.  I loved getting to see everyone open their gifts; especially wonderful was watching my niece, Grace, giggle and gasp as she played with the Tickle Me Cookie Monster I got her.  So even though it felt wrong to be contributing to the awful blending of Thanksgiving and Christmas that is so prevalent these days, it was totally worth it.

 I hope your Thanksgiving has been equally worth it.