Thanksgiving

Wow...I didn't realize how difficult the holidays can be when you are single. I have spent so many years with a house full of hustle and bustle, constant activity and laughter. This year the kids went to Pat's for dinner and boy was my house quiet. I am so use to family being here from early in the morning to late into the evening. Most of the cooking is done the day before so that we can visit and play games all day. Not a dull moment. This year, instead, I was invited to a friends house for dinner. So until 3:00 I was alone in a very quiet house, and it was lonely. I had many tears. The reprieve I had was when Eric and Ashley and Reid stopped by for about 15 minutes and grabbed some sour cream. And Uncle Chuck called numerous times to keep my mind busy on other things......such as a trip to New Orleans, Missippi, Alabama...Cajun country. But it was really hard to sit all day alone on a holiday.
So at 3:00 I went to my friends home and had a really wonderful dinner. I didn't partake in the Lamb and Shrimp Cocktail....Kenny made me fruit Cocktail.....he he..........but everything was so good! Then after dinner we made gingerbread houses! Very difficult and mine didn't turn out too good. Johnny T...well his was "perfect" of course. That was hard, but fun. Another thing I have never done before. It was a good time with very important friends in my life. Kenny even made a gingerbread house! He also carved a perfect pumpkin at Halloween. He is breaking MY mold of himself. Sue of course is a replica of Martha Stewart so everything she touches turns out perfect. Little Miss Decorator. It was just a beautiful time with people I love very much.
So a day that started with sadness ended with happiness.