Monday, November 29, 2010

Glimpses of a Thankful Day...and More!

I remember saying in my 20's that Thanksgiving was my most favorite holiday. 
 And today I believe the same holds true.
  What is better than a time specifically set aside
to reflect on all there is to be grateful for!?!

And here is my list:
God
Family
Friends
These three are the icing on the the cake of my life.
 They are the umbrellas that cover other aspects of my life for which I am so very grateful.
A list that would be too long to type out,
but I would bet it would run
parallel to each of your own lists. 

I was with two of my girls for the weekend,
and although it would have been more than sweet to have the other two here also,
I have to say it warmed my heart to hear of their day...
traditions made and time spent with special people in their lives.
(And THANK YOU, Charlie, for carrying on the Thanksgiving morning football tradition!!!
I would have loved to have been there...
I'm sure your soldiers would have loved having a 55 year old female quarterback..lol)
But we hope to carry on next year when Jess isn't "with child")



So this past weekend entailed much....

Lots of food cooked with love...


There were two DellaVecchia's...

 






Two Sharons...





Two Chihuahuas...


And a Yorkie...
 
 
                               
There was a slumber party...
(Disclaimer...Dre got the beds ready before I was home, therefore,
that's why there are no sheets!!!  But there is something
endearing about males using a butterfly comforter:)


There were attempts to hide from the camera... 




And even though there were 5 empty chairs around the table at this moment,
Lil~Lo dragged this "stool " over, squeezed it (unsuccessfully) between two chairs
so that he could sit and enjoy his pumpkin pie...lol
(watch out Christa and Hope!) 


The weekend continued and we started celebrating Christsa!
First, a birthday breakfast...A Peahonanas...yum!


There was some enjoying of the most perfect weather...
(Notice little baby bump starting!!!)


There was fussing over the birthday princess...


And who says you have to be 5 to enjoy traditional birthday games...


I have to put a side note in here...
I LOVE and am THANKFUL
for the men in my girls' lives.   They are thoughtful, accommodating, fun-loving men...
plus they love my girls, so that automatically endears them to me.
But to write all that is in my heart about each of them would take
up a whole other blog....so just stay tuned for that.
In the meantime...here is Peter being accommodating...LOL
It takes a real man to wear a pink, heart-shaped blindfold!


And if I had a video, I would have entertained you with the
hulahoop routines going on...lol...
but a single picture will have to suffice...


And I'll end with this quote from Marcel Proust...
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
 they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

My soul is content...
Thank you!







3 comments:

Leslie said...

and reading this post makes my soul blossom...

Emily Young said...

Looks like a wonderful time with family! : )

And thanks for stopping by my blog - your comment made me so happy.

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