Thanksgiving

We enjoyed several Thanksgiving dinners this week, realizing that we have so very much for which to be thankful.  Unfortunately Donna has been sick with a head cold for most of the week and Cheyenne had to work both Thanksgiving day and Black Friday.  I took Tuesday afternoon and all day Wednesday off of work to spend time taking care of Donna, doing some chores around the house and cooking our own Thanksgiving meal, which we ate on Wednesday evening since Cheyenne was off.

We also had accepted an invitation to go to our very close friend's house on Thanksgiving day and I made a homemade cheesecake and a few other simple things to take there.  We hated to leave Donna home alone while she was still sick but she insisted that Hunter and I still attend our "Friendsgiving" Thanksgiving meal.  We enjoyed a fantastic meal with several great friends: pecan whisky, smoked bacon-wrapped cheese stuffed jalapeno poppers, turkey, smoked bourbon infused ham, and all the sides, trimmings and desserts!  The company was even better as we watched football, Youtube videos or just sat around and talked about anything and everything.  Another 20 minutes and we could have solved all the world's problems.

This Thanksgiving, probably more than any other in recent memory, reminded me of just how much we have for which to be thankful.  Health cares aside, I'm surrounded by family and friends, have a terrific job with a great boss, coworkers and employees and have the opportunity to spend time giving back to those in need by having fun.  I am truly blessed.