Thanks for being awesome
Well if felt like our vacation-moon was “ten million years” ago two weeks back, now it feels more like a thousand million. Is there even such a thing? Maybe I mean billion. Anyway, you get the point.
Sorry it’s been snooze-ville around here lately. I promise I will get around to sharing some photos from the rest of our trip soon (along with my less-than-glowing review of our cruise… yes, it’s true) but today instead of looking back, I’m looking forward – to this weekend and Thanksgiving!
That’s right my lovely Yankee friends – Canadian Thanksgiving is mid-October which, if you ask me, is way better than waiting until November. I mean, if you’re anything like me, it’s around this time that it’s easy to get a bit bummed; summer seems so long ago and Christmas vacation feels way too far away. But a holiday in October is juuuuust riiiiight. Let me rephrase that – a holiday in October WITH TURKEY AND GRAVY is just right. Because I know you have your Columbus Day an’ all but really, does it compare to TURKEY AND GRAVY? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
This weekend I’m flying to Calgary where I’m spending a crazy giggles-and-girl-gossip filled evening with my bestest Miss P before heading up to my parents’ place a.k.a. ‘El Rancho’. I haven’t been home since Easter so I am BEYOND thrilled. Seriously. I am so far past thrilled, that thrilled is not even visible in the distance.
Just thinking about mama’s kitchen filled with the sweet aroma of cabbage stew (don’t laugh – it’s my favorite) and dad’s horsey-smelling hugs and conspiratorial laughs with my sis-in-law and long late-night trips down memory lane with my brother and oodles and oodles of tickles and kisses for my 2 year old niece fills me with such JOY I think I will burst.
It’s funny. I was contemplating making a list of all the things that I’m grateful for in this post but you know what? I’ve already mentioned the most important ones.
When I think about how blessed I am in this regard, I am truly humbled. Because not only was I born into one of the most loving, funny, sentimental, loyal, considerate, affectionate families in the history of the universe, but I also married into another exactly like it. And if that wasn’t enough, the friends I’m surrounded with are absolutely the same (and yes, that means YOU).
So that’s what I’ll be thinking about on my short little flight across the Rocky Mountains… alone. Unfortunately Mr Fink isn’t able to come with me because of work. I was really crushed about it at first but then I realized it’s all about perspective; this way, our Vancouver family will get half of us and our Calgary family will get the other half, and isn’t that a nice way to look at it?
Have a great long weekend everybody! I’m grateful for YOU.
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I’d be excited for Thanksgiving in October…yum! Plus time with family? Awesome.
Delurking to say be forewarned! We left Van on Saturday (leaving all the lovely warm fall weather) to Calgary and it’s -4 and snowing. Hard. Bring your parka and some scarves and mitts!
And have a happy thanksgiving! :)
I think Thanksgiving in October is a great idea. You’re right – it’s just the perfect time. Since I don’t like Halloween that much, I vote we move Thanksgiving to mid-October like our neighbors to the north.
I hope you ate as much Turkey as possible. I had to suffer with just kimchi in Korea. Which you would probably like since you like cabbage so much ;)
The way you feel about your family? And the way it mirrors how you feel about your husband’s family? I’m very lucky to feel the same way about mine, and my boyfriends.
You are a blessed and wonderful person and I hope that you had a great time in Calgary!
I had the BESTESTEST time with you in Calgary! Duh. I’m grateful for you, all the time.