Holidays...

Well, it's almost time for the Holidays to begin... and Thanksgiving is once again on a Thursday. (insert giggle here). Many times in our family, I am the laughing stock of the dinner table. I did not realize until this year that Thanksgiviging is always on a Thursday, nor did I realize until a few years ago that Montana is next to Canada. And there are many other "discoveries" that I have made in the past to keep my family entertained. Maybe I should learn to keep my discoveries to myself, hmm.

Paisley and I will be leaving for Hamilton tomorrow morning to spend the rest of the week there with my family....without Casey. He will be coming up on Saturday morning. I do not particularly like this arrangement, but I feel it is the only way to spend the optimal amount of time with my family. Casey has to work all week, even Thanksgiving Day. I often gripe (okay, I b*tch) about this, but I shouldn't because he works very hard to provide for us and after all, "cows don't take a day off"! I don't really like the idea of me sitting at home alone all week either, while my family is all in Hamilton together. To me, this is the only way it can work this year.

Which brings me to another point...   When will I feel like it's a holiday at my own house? I decorate, burn seasonal candles, etc. here at my own home, and I still really never feel like it's the holidays until I am at home, in Hamilton. Don't get me wrong, I love my home in Gonzales... I just don't feel like Gonzales is home. Will it feel like home after we have kids? Maybe it's the fact that I am not with my sister. Holidays were such a big deal with us. We would sleep in each others rooms, bake in the kitchen with mom, and go over to grandma's to help her with cookies....   Maybe that's it. Or maybe it's the smell of mom & dad's house. I don't even know what the particular smell is... but it smells like home. Or maybe it's the big dining room table where we all sit and have every meal together, and laugh at the stupid things I say or the silly things my sister and I come up with to entertain. Or maybe it's that Grandma is just one street away and when I'm in Hamilton and I can see her as often as I want. Or maybe it's that we don't have to do anything to be doing something and everyone is content with that, just being there is enough. Who knows what it is that Hamilton has, and I'm lacking here.

Whatever it is, I'm very thankful for it and I'm thankful I get to home home for Thanksgiving!!!
I hope everyone has a safe & Happy Thanksgiving :)