Thanksgiving & Giving Thanks

Today is Thanksgiving in America.  Why should I care...well, I'm American, and proud of it.  Although Thanksgiving's origins are questionable, it is a time of family, friends, and giving thanks (not to mention the food, beer and American Football).

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  There isn't any need for presents or posturing.  It is what is.

For the second year running, the PECT gang have humored me and celebrated Thanksgiving in the form an office bring and share lunch.  Although we were missing Mark and his famous home made Yorkshire puddings, everyone came, shared and gave thanks.  Helen, our weekly yoga instructor, and Jenna, Charlotte and Alice from PCC also graced our table.  The food was amazing.  Roast chicken (thanks Chris!!!!!), gravy, stuffing, veggie stuffing, cheesy swede mash, roast potatoes, green beans, carrots, and dessert, Jill's mouth watering Pumpkin Cheesecake!

Thanks went around the table, from the simple pleasures, "I'm thankful for sunshine", "I'm thankful for the food!", we had thanks for a brother who will be going to Afghanistan, from a sister "thankful that she has him now and that he comes home safe". 

Being thankful isn't difficult.  Look at the sunshine, look at your friends, look at your son or daughter.  Feel the love and give thanks.

Thank you PECT for supporting our diverse ideas, supporting the work/family ratio, encouraging ideas and appreciating our enthusiasm.  Thanks Hugh for going along (most of the time) with our crazy ideas and my poor tea making abilities.  Thank you PECT staff for encouraging my bad jokes and pranks that forever go wrong.  Thank you to my family and friends, especially the ones in America that I miss every day.  Thank you to the people that serve in the military world wide and put their lives on the line for what they believe.  And lastly, thank you Kim, for your childlike enthusiasm for everything, including your curiosity on what left on the table would taste the weirdest together, and then giving it a go.  Here's to cranberry sauce, fruit salad with yogurt and gravy..yes, gravy.

Happy Thanksgiving

                                        
    

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