Love Marriage

I am so behind on blog posts (over one month) and no matter how hard it seems that I try I can't seem to get up to date. Regardless, I'm going to skip to last weekend as I don't want to be posting about Thanksgiving one to two months after the fact. I hope that I'll get up to date soon! I can�t believe how quickly this year has flown by. Granted I say that every year but every year it seems to move even quicker than the year before. This Thanksgiving was different as my little sisters were not in attendance this year but it was still so special and I had an amazing time. My little nephew is walking and it was the cutest thing to see him walking about like a little man. And my niece could not stop calling my name as soon she entered my parent�s house. She was so excited to show me her painted nails as soon as she walked through the door and my sister said that she is a mini-me. Major compliment, haha. With just Emma and me cooking this year it was a lot less chao...

I come from a household that stressed the importance of a thankful heart. It was drilled in us on how much we had to be thankful for. When my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer I began to feel a shift in so much of who I was, and it became harder to see what I had to be thankful for. And then when she passed away, forget about it. It was a really difficult time and for a while I was very angry with God. I could not understand why He couldn�t just have answered our prayers because we prayed so hard and we believed that He would heal her. Then 2016 came and rocked what I thought my future would hold. Having to choose between my uterus and my life was a hard decision which now thinking of it, there was no choice to make. Always choose life. After that experience, I would have thought that I would be gone and that there was no going back to who I once was but it was at this time that my thankful heart began to emerge once again. I can't even tell you how thankful I was to b...

This Thanksgiving was different, not necessarily in a bad way but in a very quiet way. I am so use to waking up abruptly to the noise of my alarm clock along with a hint of urgency to get up fast, pack things and get on the road. This Thanksgiving I woke up slowly and leisurely. I was in no rush and it felt kinda nice to just wake up at my own pace. I sat down in the kitchen with a cup of coffee and made a to-do list of things to accomplish that day. Our menu was turkey, stuffing with dried cranberries, baked broccoli, corn, mashed potatoes and corn muffins. Sean had to reel me in a bit because I wanted to make so much more and he had to keep on reminding me that I'm cooking for just two. I'm glad he did that because even with taking all of that into consideration we have leftovers for days, maybe even weeks. I missed the commotion. I missed the noise. I missed my niece and nephew running like maniacs from room to room. I missed cooking with my sisters in a kitchen not...

I can't remember the last time I spent Thanksgiving without my family. To be honest, I believe this year will be the first. I seriously thought it wouldn't be such a big deal but right now I'm feeling a little bit of sadness that I won't be celebrating with my family this year. In order to cheer me up a bit, I'm sharing a few of my favorite pictures from Thanksgiving's past. Wishing you all amazing Thanksgivings celebrating with those you love. I hope you know that today and everyday you have so much to be thankful for ♥.