So…Monday was Thanksgiving.
I love Thanksgiving.
It’s the first long weekend of the school year (yay!), we’re into cozy sweater weather (cardigans–yippee!), there’s government-sanctioned family time (stat holiday–woo hoo!) and…turkey!!!
This year I was alone…for the first time ever.
My boy was going to come, but decided to wait for Reading Break next month because it’s a couple of days longer.
It’s fine. I get it, but it did make for a long and gloomy holiday weekend.
I had to dig deep to find things for which I’m thankful. (Other than a roof over my head, food in my tiny bar fridge and living in a safe and peaceful community…)
Here are the things that make my life a little brighter during difficult times:
The dog, for sure. Her anxiety has been a challenge, but after a turkey, she is the animal I most want to spend Thanksgiving with.
My friends. Do I wish they lived locally?–of course! But for once, technology is helping, rather than making my life more complicated, and it’s fairly easy to keep in touch. (Last night N and I Skyped for two and a half hours! It was a flashback to our multi-hour high school phone calls.)
And…that’s all I’ve got this morning.
Maybe it’s enough for now?
The Grey Divorcee 