Hey everybody!
I attempted to post yesterday, but Blogger was being finicky and it deleted my post! So here I am in Elko, NV at Starbucks enjoying a Pumpkin Spice Latte as I write.
The pumpkin flavor reminds me of how much I enjoy Thanksgiving and how much I'm going to miss being home this year. This is only the second Thanksgiving I've missed, but it's just as depressing. It's funny how holidays that are supposed to be filled with joy and happiness sometimes generate the opposite effect.
When Thursday rolls around, I will be with friends (Stacy, a security guard and friend here at Stockmen's, has invited us to his house for Thanksgiving dinner), but my thoughts will be at home.
Missing Aunt Grace's turkey and sage dressing, Grandma Chrystol's pumpkin and pecan pies, wild rice casserole, and the asparagus casserole with the fried onions on top. Hopefully I'll be able to spend next year's Thanksgiving at home. I want so badly for Dad to teach me all the tricks to Grace's turkey and dressing so that, someday, I will be able to teach them to my own children as I regale them with stories and anecdotes of Aunt Grace, the cottage at Clear Lake, and Grace's house in Clermont during the holidays. I also want Grandma Chrystol to teach me the secret to her pumpkin pie... before she's not around to teach me anymore.
I know that's kind of a morbid thing to say, but as the years press on and I get older, I begin to realize that my most favorite people in the world aren't going to be around forever.
So as not to end this blog on a sad note, I'll just close by asking you all to remember to cherish your loved ones this holiday season, and on every day of the year. Tell them how much they mean to you, and don't be afraid to show them either. I hope you and yours will have a joyus Thanksgiving, make some new memories and cherish the ones from years gone by.
Happy Thanksgiving (almost!),
Keith
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