Hope you are enjoying your day with family and friends!  I woke up late (so happy about that) and I got to cook for my little girls.  My older daughter and I walked over to Whole Foods, got everything we needed and cooked ourselves a feast.  I did a little bit of everything today and I am really grateful for everyone that is a part of my life. 

Gardein Stuffed "Turkey", Organic Green Beans, Organic Corn, Multi-Grain Stuffing & 123 Gluten Free Corn Bread

I found this quote on The Quote Garden and wanted to share it with you:

“Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I can’t believe it’s almost that time of year when everything seems to go by in a flash.  Halloween has just past and now Thanksgiving is a little over a week away.  The big feast is followed by the 2 biggest shopping events (Black Friday & Cyber Monday) and then December rolls through with Christmas ending the year. 

I feel like we just started the year and now it’s almost over.  This time last year, my best friend visited me from Chicago and we spent the most memorable 2 weeks I will remember, for the rest of my life.  It’s hard not to cry writing this post because I’ve attempted to write about this many times throughout the year and had to stop because I felt weak.

I never would have imagined that my best friend in the whole entire world, who knew more about me than I knew about my self sometimes, would pass away a few weeks after she returned home. 

I so vividly remember her calling me on her visit to her mother-in-law’s in Wisconsin, asking me if I needed anything, as she was going to Walmart to do her Christmas Shopping on Black Friday.

We had the type of friendship where we would call each other, have each other on the phone (not really talk) and go about our daily business (hence I was part of her Walmart shopping experience).  Our relationship was very low maintanence, in that we knew each other so well, it was very easy and organic. 

A week after she completed her early Christmas shopping and finished wrapping all her gifts (my friend was NEVER an early type of person, she was the type who would wrap her gifts on the way to the Christmas party or in the driveway), her time came.

The end of last year seemed like a never-ending chain of bad events.  My other close friend was in a back to back car accident, followed by my own car accident and then finally, my best friend (which ultimately ended her life).  Her 1-year anniversay is December 6th.

With Thanksgiving coming up next week, I am so grateful to have my friends and family and that we are all healthy and well.  Losing a person who was very close to me has put a lot of things into perspective and I am extra grateful this year (moreso, than any other year).

What are you grateful for and what are your Thanksgiving plans this year?  If you don’t have any plans, then try some of these Thanksgiving activities with your entire family.