About to Thank...

Thanksgiving is almost here to 2005 and my list is LOOOOOooooong! I have already had one thanksgiving dinner. It was put together by my over-astoundingly gracious and talented roommate, The Bex and she did a dang up job at a spread for 8 at our home last Thursday. The meal was intimate and enjoyable. The other Turkey celebration was this last weekend in North Carolina.

Friday I worked a half-day then headed down with my baby, a.k.a. The Ashton, to North Carolina to visit the camp he used to work for the last three years. It was an AWESOME trip. I understand more about Stephen now having seen the woods and meeting some boys and chiefs (co-workers) and mentors in Stephen’s life. It was a good time to relax and escape everyday pressures. I’m not sure how much rest it brought Stephen though! He still pushed himself!

Last night the boys at camp wrapped a turkey and buried it under a MASSIVE house-high pile of wood called a BON-fire! The flames reach past tall pine trees! It was cool to hear how camp had affected each one of the boys, chiefs, supervisors and even the founder and his wife were there. They sang camp songs and drank hot cocoa and ate cookies and we left after that.

I have this Thursday and Friday off and Thanksgiving will be spent at my sisters, who just got married (for those who skipped the last blog!) and lives just down the street from me. My new in-laws are from here and are wonderful people: great, kind and open family. So they will be joining us. Along with my mom, dad and youngest brother Steven. (Please note that this ‘baby’s’ name is spelled differently than my baby’s name!)

My oldest younger brother is still in Iraq and doing great. Probably won’t be able to make it for Thanksgiving with our family, but they will have one over there, and done right! Timmy, the middle of my three younger bros, is in a group home and won’t be able to join us =( That’s not going to be any fun! Tim, we’ll miss you buddy.