Alright everybody its time for the typical, cliché
Thanksgiving post, but I’ve been slacking on my blogging due to school lately
and I feel like this is important. Especially since I’ve missed the past like 4
Thankful Thursdays so just bare with me.
I am so thankful to have a family with as rich of traditions
as we do. Every year since I can remember we have had a themed Thanksgiving.
From Polish Thanksgiving, to When Pigs Fly (pink) Thanksgiving, to Spanish
Thanksgiving, we have had it all. Each with its own special food to go with the
theme (pink mashed potatoes, traditional Polish dishes, etc.) and each, of
course, with costumes and names. Keeping with tradition, if you don’t have a
name to go with the theme, you don’t eat. If you don’t have a costume, you
don’t eat. We have games with VALUABLE prizes to be won and just so much
laughter it can get a little overwhelming. I wouldn’t trade any of it for the
world. When I moved to Fayetteville for school, the themes kind of took a back
seat because it was too far for me to drive to New Orleans, but, thanks to my
awesome brother and sister-in-law THE THEMES ARE BACK!!
Since it was their first time to host, obviously, the theme
was the First Thanksgiving. We all dressed as Indians and Robley’s mom was the
lone pilgrim. Robley’s parents were awesome and got way more into it than I
think we were all expecting. Everyone looked super cute and it was really great
to be surrounded by that much love and that much happiness. It also made me
realize how lucky Brad is to have such fantastic in-laws. Seriously, they’re
amazing. I couldn’t ask for a better sister-in-law, and her parents are just as
fabulous as she is. They’ve also made me realize that having a spectacular,
theme loving, good sported family is a requirement for the man I marry.
I am thankful for the opportunity to spend the holidays with
my family. I am thankful for the family I have, who shower me with more love
than I could ever imagine. I am thankful for my parents and for my brother and
sister-in-law for showing me examples of awesome marriages that work and will
last. I am thankful for my sister for showing me that there is more than one
type of strength. I am thankful for the opportunities my parents have given me
and allowed me to have that many other kids my age wouldn’t. I am thankful for
the growing experiences this year has thrown my way so far, even if they weren’t exactly
the experiences I had planned or had hoped for, I am learning a lot about
myself this year and for that, I am thankful.
Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody!
P.S. If you would like to see pictures, please refer to my Facebook within the next couple of days!
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