ThanksGiving Blues

Well, here we are again, almost the end of another year.  I love Thanksgiving it is a time to reflect on all the changes, not just in the weather, but in our lives.  I remember those Cold Thanksgiving day's in Minnesota, wishing for snow so that it would warm up, and the year's with out snow, and wondering if was going to snow before Christmas.  Most of all I remember the whole family piling into the car and driving to Grandma Lou's and Grandpa Jim's. 
We always had to make a BIG fuss, so that Grandma could hear us at the front door, she was in the back of the house in the Kitchen cooking and puttering she always had the Macy's Day Parade on.  (I try to find it every year so that I can listen to it and be taken back in time.)  The year I remember best was when Grandpa Jim cooked the turkey OUTSIDE on the grill.  That was great fun, we got to run in and out the sliding glass door (which was usually a no, no in the winter) under the guise of getting something for Grandpa!!!  This was the Winspear Family, Mom's side, and there were Tons of Boys!  So you know that football was on all day and that it was loud and bustling!!
Between eating, sledding, and ice skating at the park we had a blast.  The Turkey grandpa Jim cooked on the grill was wonderful! and Grandma had all the fixing's and Mom always made the pies!  We would eat until we were ready to pop! play outside and come in and eat some more. 
Even thou we lived the furthest away we were always the last to go. The for the ride home we always had some fussing and elbowing in the car before finally settling down and falling asleep in the warm car.   
Ahh  the comfort of sleeping in a warm cozy car, how nice that was until we got home, to the rude awakening of the car door opening and letting all the COLD air in, and then we had to  tromp down the snow filled driveway in the dark... I hope somebody left a light on. 
Now years later I live in Georgia, there is rarely snow... and NEVER on Thanksgiving!  This year the weather was in the mid 60's.   I have no family near by, to share the holiday with, so I usually spend it with friends, but I have my family in my heart!  So they are never far away.   I  buy a cooked Turkey and make all the family traditional foods that make the holiday home where ever I may be, and remember all the warm and crazy Thanksgiving day's gone by.  One day I hope that the entire family will be able to get together again for the holiday at my parent's home.  They are the Grandparents now, and there will be tons of girls this time and still and the ruckus of family gathering's with too may people in the kitchen trying to get a snitch of turkey early.  I love you family of mine and I hope that you are all warm, healthy and Full!!
 xoxo j