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A day of thanks

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Today is the best of days to be thankful. Not only because it was my goal this year, but because we have so many blessings to be thankful for. Thanksgiving is about being thankful for the harvest you were blessed with over the year, and I can certainly say that our harvest was vast. 

We were blessed with so much happiness. A beautiful niece. The best friends and family we could ask for.  And a new season in our marriage. For all of that, we are truly blessed. 

I hope you have a peaceful and relaxing day with all of your loved ones. We are relaxing by the water, hoping for a fish or two. 

Posted on 11/27/2014 at 08:00 AM in thankful, Thanksgiving | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Happy Day!

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For all of you celebrating today, Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. We are eating mass amounts of amazing food, and then shopping until we drop. It's tradition, and one I am gladly going to participate in. Have a safe and wonderful weekend. We are off to spend some quality time with the family as we get in the Christmas spirit.

Posted on 11/28/2013 at 10:00 PM in holidays, Thanksgiving | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Christmas before Thanksgiving

It is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and I have a small beef to pick. This time of year is wonderful, it truly is my favorite time. This conversation may be somewhat controversial, so if you are faint of heart turn back now. I am talking about putting your tree up before Thanksgiving. I am so not the old school or overly traditional person. I just feel like you can't truly enjoy all that Thanksgiving has to offer in the form of turkey and pie when there is a Christmas tree decorated in the background. Are you with me? Maybe. Maybe not.With me you just can't mix the two holidays, it simply is not American. Of course I am being a tad bit dramatic. I can't fully focus on one holiday if I are already into the next. 

Don't get me wrong, Christmas is my favorite holiday by far. I stock up on gifts all year long and I savor everyday starting on December 1 leading up to Christmas. The holiday season only comes around once a year. So I want to give both my full attention.  

I would love to hear your opinions on whether you are for or against the Christmas before Thanksgiving debate. Leave me a comment with your thoughts. 

In other news, we are heading to Jacksonville this evening to be with my parents for the holiday tomorrow. So we decided to have a Thanksgiving part one last night with our family here in Crawfordville. It was full of great food, amazing company, and some good talks about what we are thankful for. 

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The pups love the holidays, they get a little something extra (gravy) on their food. We definitely had two happy pups last night. 

- This year one of my goals was to be thankful all year long, not just around the holidays like I have done historically. Every Thursday throughout the year, I write a list of what I am thankful for. If you are also participating, or have been occassionally, I would love to see it. Leave the link below! 

The cards on the plates are adapted from here. I put them on ivory cardstock and folding them in half to make them stand. They were so much fun to put together. 

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