Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It isn't commercial, it isn't hyped, and it's a relatively low-stress meal with friends and family. I can wear my Mayflower necklace without feeling like a snob. It's a day off! Who doesn't love that?
This year - which has been one of the hardest ever - I am grateful for:
- Peach. She grows in maturity and communication every day, and every day, she is just that much more fun to be around. I especially like that she is out of diapers and that she doesn't fight being dropped off at school. Those two things alone have given me back an hour of every day!
- Matthew. Amazing to think that it's been 18 1/2 years since I met my best friend - and almost 17 years since we were married. It makes me feel old to write that...but in a good way. He is the most stand-up and honorable person I've ever met, and I'm lucky to have him in my life.
- My community of friends, in real life and online. I love you guys! Thank you for writing comments, sending supportive messages, taking me out to lunch, and generally making sure I stayed human during the last year.
- Hats. I love hats! And, um, red cashmere-lined kid gloves, size 6 1/2. They're the only part of me that's currently a size 6, and they're fun. And warm. And they go with black or brown.
- And, as always, that John Howland caught that topsail halyard during the storm, so that I could be here in the first place.
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