turkey madness

It is great to be home right now!
My Avia is coming to stay for the week, which means I have to do my laundry and try to empty my room of all the junk that has piled up: things to donate to the thrift store, a bag of things my cousin might like, a chair in the corner heaped with extra blankets...I have too many things! Everyday I have to strive to get rid of a little more, to prevent being overwhelmed like my Mom has, haha! We have so much, too much.
This time last year I was living in Monteverde and preparing to move into a new house...thinking of Mom and wondering how she would hold up without me doing half the cooking!
Here I am in Ohio and there is a bird in our fridge...along many other ingredients to make a feast this Thursday.

The traditional holiday of Thanksgiving is one that I really identify with.
Being thankful and taking time to appreciate what we have is something that we often overlook or forget to do in our every day life. How great then, that we have one day where we set aside time to say thanks, to be with family and friends, and to celebrate the bounty of hearth and home with a big, shared meal? This year my Mom is estimating 10 or 11 around the table, between my brothers, grandma, uncle and assorted friends who attend. A Chinese friend from work will be coming. I hope to celebrate this day with my own family someday, even if we are in Costa Rica. Who knows? Maybe my esposo and I will be able to make it up for this US holiday.
Despite the stress that the holidays bring, the commercialized buying and spending and gifting, I find that I am most appreciative of my friends, family and health. Count your blessings daily, lest they be taken from you.

Pura Vida