Thanksgiving

Truth be told, Thanksgiving was a huge heartbreak and one that may take a little bit of time for me to mend. I was so excited about having the whole family there, especially with Brandy flying in as a special guest on Thursday night.

We had already planned to move the dinner to Friday dinner because Tom and Sue were going to be out of the country until Thursday evening and that would give me an extra day to recover from my surgery. I cooked lots of food (two turkeys, a ham, 8 pies, etc) with help from Brooke and Brandy. We decorated everything to reflect the festivities.

Understatement of the century, but things didn't go at all as expected. I can't even go into a lot of details without crying. Maybe I'll write more later, but suffice to say I 'm struggling with the idea of doing another family gathering anytime soon. At the very least, the guest list will be significantly reduced with certain parties eliminated.
Best part of the day: time with the Fremouw family and the babies!!! Lots of time with my babies (although 22, 19, and 17) might not qualify as babies!

I was once again reminded just how thankful I am for Devin's family and my girls!