Thanksgiving

Cousins... Top pic is the redhead trio!

*sigh* brothers....

First, I must state that I am extremely blessed. David and I have be fortunate to have our jobs, our health and a wonderful family! God has given us much! I usually dread family gatherings - David is from a big family (and I from a small one). I get clausterphobic and a bit overwhelmed with all the cousins. However, this Thanksgiving was a great one! Not only did the kids all play well together, but the adults were all in good moods.

My "married" family - well, we were all just thrust together. While we each fell in love with one of them (our spouse), there is no law stating that you have to like or even get along with your inlaws. And don't get me wrong, there are days where I don't enjoy some of them. But Thanksgiving was perfect. The conversation was upbeat and fun!

But my favorite activity was when four of the sisters-in-law escaped! We cornered our husbands and told them we were going to the movies - and then vanished. No time for them to discuss it with us. And yes, we did go see Twilight (loved it) and yes we had all seen the movie before. Yes, we are twisted and weird, but that was why it was so much fun! For 2 1/2 hours, we girls were, well, just girls! Giggling and laughing, dissecting the movie and the novel. I appreciated the bond of sisterhood that night. And I must give the men credit. They were patient and kind with us (I mean, we left ALL the kids with them).

So, I say here that I am very Thankful for my family - ALL of them. NorCal, SoCal and Utah. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!