Thankfulness minus the fullness

It's strange not to be home with family and friends for my favorite holiday of the year. For me, Thanksgiving is about relaxing and celebrating the fall harvest and being grateful for everything and everyone in your life (and not about the ridiculous idea that the Pilgrims and Native Americans were best friends and sat down and had a meal together). I also like that it is the least consumerist holiday, even though it is immediately followed by Black Friday craziness. It kind of celebrates something that the rest of the world makes fun of Americans for - eating too much and getting fat. I like to think that the idea is that it's a special day that you over-eat, you're not supposed to over-eat every day, if that makes it any better. 

Even though I can't celebrate with the people I wish I could see, I am reflecting on how grateful I am for all the opportunities we have had and continue to have. I am grateful for our family, friends, health, and education. I'm grateful for a lot of other things too, but you get the idea.