so thankful

this thanksgiving i am so thankful for the many blessings in my life...my husband, my daughter, my dogs, my family & friends. jonathan says he's never seen me get into thanksgiving the way i did this year...i don't know, maybe it's because of my uncle's family gathering (in which my grandma from hawaii was present), maybe it's because for the first time jonathan's mom wasn't around to make her superb side dishes that are synonymous with thanksgiving and everything rested upon jonathan's and my shoulders, maybe it's because taylor understands so much more than she did last year...i can't pin point any one reason why i felt so darn thankful this year. in any case, i feel so fortunate to have a stable life, especially in light of recent catastrophic events. i appreciate all that i have that make my life what it is and continues to be.