Happy Thanksgiving! This year I’m extra thankful for the arrival of my baby girl, and for our newfound foursome. Jose, Emma and Charlotte are the best little family I could ask for and I love them all to pieces.
For only the second time in the nearly 10 years I’ve been with Jose, we are at home today instead of in Corpus Christi. (The first was in 2008 when we were both working a shuttle mission over the holiday.) We hemmed and hawed for a while about whether to go. It would be great to spend the day with Jose’s family of course…but we have a small baby, and packing for her requires a ton of stuff, and it’s a long drive, and the car is #1 on Charlotte’s list of favorite places to cry. On top of that, it’s my last weekend before going back to work and I really just wanted to relax instead of deal with travel and traffic and upset baby schedules. And on top of that, Jose’s mom is flying here on Sunday to stay for a week so we knew we’d be seeing her already.
So we are here! I’m looking forward to a chill morning at home making sweet potatoes and broccoli salad, and then going over to our friends’ house this afternoon for lots of kid craziness and a delicious Thanksgiving meal.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
Happy Thanksgiving to you! Our plans were canceled for camping due to rain in the Hill Country, so, we’re at home, too.