When I was awake this AM at 2 trying desperately to get back to sleep I was doing my pleasant thought thing (-I have always thought about bicycles since I was a kid. My mom would send me back to my own bed after a nightmare, to think of pleasant things. It always worked to think of bicycles. They are calming, fun to fantasize about, fun to imagine riding etc.)
Anyway, my point is that I was going over different times of the year and thinking about my upcoming birthday (July 25, 1962-Christmas in July) and special holidays. I want to tell you about Thanksgiving which is hands down my favorite holiday. First the point is to get together with friends and family. Second there is a big special meal involved. Third there are many desserts including pecan pie, my favorite. And the whole idea of the day is FELLOWSHIP. No gift giving or over-commercialization like Christmas. It's all about hanging out, maybe doing a hike or a walk, maybe watch some tv like a parade. Bu the big thing is to just be together. That is the greatest gift and I feel it ever more insistently now.
So I've enclosed a phto from Thanksgiving last year at Susan and Donna's house. We had such a lovely time. The kitchen addition got put to terrific use and everyone had a great time. It was chilly and a few folks balked at doing the traditional hike (you balkers know who you are...) but that part was good too. Can't wait to do Thanksgiving 2008 months from now. love to everyone who made that day special-taf
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I love thanksgiving day too! I used to fantasize about returning to my parents home for this holiday with my husband--throwing the football around in the yard with my husband, brother, father, etc. So how was i so clueless, you say, that I would later bring my partner home with me? dunno. Anyway, the reality turned out that Laurie and I would often visit my folks in TN for Christmas. Sometimes we were given the gift of snowfall, when Daddy helped us fashion "sleds" out of cardboard and plastic trash bags, and we went sledding on the hill in their front yard--another childhood love of mine.
Here's link to a nice article on Jeanne Peck, a breast cancer survivor and one of the women who brought the RFTC to the Triangle.
have a great day. It's so cool out today--need to get out for a walk.
Have a great day, and a wonderful homecoming on Friday.
Love, Julia
the link to Jeanne Peck article: http://www.ncsu.edu/bulletin/archive/2008/06/06-19/peck.php
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, too. Besides hanging out with my pals, I like the part where I get to eat, then take walk, then eat all those fabulous Thanksgiving foods like mashed potatoes and Sharon's dressing AGAIN.
Let's plan an early thanksgiving and Teresa celebration when you are ready for lots of food and lots of company.
Love, Marty
Marty--that's a great idea about an early Thanksgiving! We'll plan on it.
By the way, it really was a cold hike last Thanksgiving--bone chilling, frigid, arctic, in fact. --The Balker
Well the balker has spoken. Why you won't want to hike a little hour and a half in some slightly cool temps is beyond me. Just made more room for all that food and pie. It was a lovely day as I remember it.
Hi Teresa,
It's Lorena from BCHC, I got your blog address from Em... I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I'm thinking about you :) Get well soon! love, Lorena
Hi Theresa: Just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you this morning and hope you had a good night. I am so glad you're going home today---just getting closer to "normal" and being around all the comforts of home, friends, and the beautiful outdoors. love, Ronie
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