A New Reason to be Thankful

Confession. I have a list of blogs I follow everyday, and if there isn't a post, I get frustrated. Yes, you are seeing the date right of my last post, and it wasn't yesterday.... It's kind of crazy that we keep up with each other in this way right?

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. And many people look forward to this holiday for many reasons. The turkey. Kickoff to all things Christmas. Black Friday super sales. Growing up, I had an advantage that many of my friends did not. I have never had to travel for the holidays - my family is in town. I have taken this for granted. As kids, I guess this is not such a big deal because its the frustration of road tripping it with the family again which is not cool at the time. But as an adult, you are separated by states not only from parents, but also siblings and friends. And some friends, become family too. The distance is hard and you miss you're loved ones.

Today I had a fabulous day. My bestie was home and we raced go carts, channeled our inner Arnold Palmer over putt putt and even hit the batting cages. Good silly fun. And the laughter and fun continued for a walk through Cotswold, and then dinner and a movie with friends. If that's not enough for the heart to skip a beat, in the midst of it, I found out my brother is coming home for a quick visit. I haven't seen him since July and I am sure I will be a bit weepy before I can even find the words.

Two visits from two of my fav people combined with a weekend of time with my family and friends. Deliriously happy. And the weeks to come involve more visits. Suddenly, the holidays for me are all about visits and seeing my people I love and adore in the same zip code.

And suddenly it makes sense why we follow those blogs. Because we miss our people - even those in the same city. A price cannot be placed on an afternoon of laughing and sharing your heart. But sometimes, a blog entry or Facebook post is as close as it gets until the next phone call or visit.