A delightful little Thanksgiving.

I know, I know…Thanksgiving is so yesterday. Don’t worry I’m not so dense as to not realize that this is old news. (un)Fortunately, I have Thanksgiving things to tell you about it. It’s exciting…so get excited.

As much as I have loved seeing the Christmas twinkle lights spring up in the past few days and am so thankful for the Christmas jams that are now rocking the radios, we have things to cover before we move into the Christmas season.

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This year Thanksgiving was different. I’m not sure whether it was simply the fact that I am getting older, the stage of life I am in, the stage of change my family is in, or the Crispy Layered Salad my mom decided to make to take to her family’s Thanksgiving lunch.

It was most likely just the salad…Newnan-folk do not go green. Put it in a casserole though, and it will be gone before the end of the line. What can I say…we like our plates orange.

My first ever Pumpkin Pie! It’s a ginger pumpkin pie with toasted coconut to be exact. And delicious…in case you are wondering.

Anyways, it was good different. This year I felt distinctively older. This is surprising because I am the oldest of the single young adults but the youngest of the young adults that are eligible for marriage. (Read: I am out of the young adults club because I am not married. No worries here though, I’m not sweating that one.)

So here I am again: stuck in the middle. Limbo and I are becoming great friends. Keep me here too long and it’s likely I won’t leave. (Alright…who am I kidding? Get me out of here, quick!)

Maybe it’s because I was in charge of dishes…6 dishes in three days to be exact…and felt like I was regarded as an adult by my fellow family members more than usual. Maybe it was all me projecting on to them, which is equally as possible, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I was able to spend two nights hanging out, baking, and watching cheesy Christmas movies with my mom. (I used to make fun of her for all her crazy, cheese-coated, sappy, Christmas movie watching, but getting to do it with her is fun…I like it. Ugh. Alright I’m slightly addicted too. Honestly, who doesn’t love a good tear-jerker, totally predictable, and always heart-warming Christmas movie? You can’t say no either, I know it.) The boy and I successfully accomplished cooking our own Thanksgiving feast for his family (of two). It was not without it’s blunders, but I’ll tell you about those later. For now we’ll pretend the whole weekend went off without a glitch and was perfectly enjoyable. Because it was.

And don’t forget about our (2nd) annual Turkey Toss!

 This thanksgiving was less of a lesson in thankfulness and more of a lesson in contentment. (The two go hand in hand, you say? Well yes, yes they do. That isn’t the point.) I learned (again) and saw that life really is in the little things. The mundane. The every day activities that we so often grumble about. 

This weekend was great. Filled with (too much) delicious food, great conversation, lots of laughter, and a plethora of moments that make your tummy flip flop. My tummy flip flopped a lot this weekend. I blame it on too much sweet potato souffle…but it could also be due to the overwhelming feeling of satisfaction with the present and giddy anticipation for the future. Something is happening. It’s here. In the air. I can feel it. 

Christmas? …maybe. Overwhelming joy and wonderfulness? …probs.

Love you internet homies! Hope your Thanksgiving was filled with all the wonderful people and events you adore! And happy shopping…hope there were no hand cramps at your house today.

xxxoo, E