NoJoMo #23

Happy Thanksgiving, to those who celebrate it!! I hope you had a wondeful day, and many things to be thankful for.

What am I thankful for this year? First and foremost, my loving, wondeful husband. A girl shouldn’t be so lucky to have the love of a man like this, but I’m so grateful that I am. I treasure every single moment, even the bad ones, because he’s worth fighting for. WE’RE worth fighting for. I’ve never felt a love like this, and every day brings a new aspect to appreciate.

Secondly, I’m thankful for my family, and my friends, which are really just extended family. I have surrounded myself with a wonderful group of people, who help me get through the good times and the bad. Most have been there for a long time, but I’ve added a few new ones this year, and I believe each of them are a blessing.

Third, while I hate and complain about it, I am thankful for my job. It pays the bills, and it’s allowed me to meet some good people. It’s not the right job for me, but at least I HAVE a job, and in this economy, I recognize that’s a blessing to be grateful for.

Fourth, I’m thankful for all the amazing opportunites I’ve had this year. New York City, Discovery Cove, buying our first home… it’s been an incredible year.

There’s a lot more to be thankful for, but those are my main ones.

My day was quite eventful. We started the day off at my mom’s. She made dinner with the works – turkey, corn casserole, peas, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, and for dessert, her AWESOME pumpkin pie. I don’t care what any of you say, my mom makes THE BEST pie. I’ve never found any better than hers. We ate around 1:00, and everything was simply delicious. We watched football and House the rest of the time, and chatted and just enjoyed the day. I got to finally see my prizes I won in the raffle the other day (she ended up picking them up for me yesterday, since it was raining and she didn’t want me to drive out there lol). I’ll have to take pictures and post them. The plates are gorgeous – simple, yet elegant. The silverware is HEAVY, simple too. Also came with wine glasses, and black linen napkins, and gold sparkly placemats, and sparkly napkin rings too. I can’t wait to set a table with all this stuff!

Sadly, I did get some bad news today. While we were eating, my mom decided it was a good time to inform us that my aunt has lung cancer. I don’t know what stage, I just know it’s a spot on her lung. The REAL depressing thing is that she doesn’t even know if she wants to treat it. They all saw what chemo and radiation did to my uncle when he was battling throat cancer, and my mom said my aunt doesn’t want to go through that. That makes me very sad. This is my favorite aunt, and while we don’t talk often, she means a lot to me. I can’t imagine a world without her. But mostly, it makes me sad for my mom, because she’s very close with her sister, and I know this devastates her. I managed to push the thoughts away until we were in the car later, when Stan and I were discussing it, and only then did I allow a few tears to shed. But not many, because I knew if I started, I wouldn’t stop. Sigh. I’m going to pray extra-hard for her.

We left my mom’s around 4:30ish, and headed over to Stan’s sisters house. The minute we stepped inside, I wanted to leave. Chris was sick, and therefore bitchier than usual. She and Stan’s mom were sniping at each other the whole time during dinner, and Chris even took a shot at Stan, which we both let slide. But it was an uncomfortable meal altogether, and the rest of the evening was tense. I have never been so glad to get out of there. I told Stan that I seriously contemplated leaving the table at one point, because I was so uncomfortable. It’s ridiculous. I almost dread the holidays now, because I just don’t want to deal with this shit. This could be his mom’s last Thanksgiving (morbid, I know, but true), and THIS is how you want to spend it? Good grief.

Now, we’re home, and Stan is napping, since he’s going out shopping early tomorrow. I am, too, and should probably have a nap, but I’m afraid that’ll just make it worse. We shall see. I think there’s really only one place I’m going to go, maybe two, and then I’ll come home and crash for a few hours before I have to go meet AK at the mall. I’m buying a couple Disney tickets off her, which Stan and I will use on Saturday, when we take my mom to Animal Kingdom for her birthday 🙂

Alright. I’m going to go read my book, and maybe take a nap. Have a wonderful evening!