So my original intent on having this blog (ew) was to merely stay up-to-date with reading a friend of mine's post as they are out of the country...but I was then told that even if my current day-to-day is boring, it's still worth writing about so here we go!
Today was Thanksgiving! I hope everybody ate too much and enjoyed time with family and friends. As my post title suggests, I made homemade pumpkin pies for the first time this year! I was so proud, and it was a good bonding time for my grandma and I. She started out telling me ingredient by ingredient how to make the pies, but by the end, I was getting a little confident and started "improvising" :] The family said they turned out great, though, so that was exciting!
Aside from all the food, laughter was in abundance as well. Anytime my family gets all together it is basically a guarantee for a good time. We sat around the table and told hundreds of side-splitting stories, ranging from when my aunts/mom were younger all the way to now with stories about my cousins/siblings.
My mom, dad, brother, and sister were not able to attend the family Thanksgiving, however, as they are all in New York with the Lincoln High School Band. But I got to watch them in the Macy's Day Parade this morning on TV and I'm positive they're having a blast.
To wrap things up, here are a few things that make me thankful...
*support, laughter, and love of family and good friends
*opportunity to get a good education
*being blessed enough to actually HAVE food for Thanksgiving
*a warm home
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
