Jeez, I never know when to shut up.

It occured to me tonight that I have so much more to be thankful for than just not cooking turkey.

I am so thankful for my husband and my beautiful children.   John, I love the life you and I have built together.  You are my soul mate and I am eternally thankful I found you.  Thank you for understanding me.  I will love you for the rest of my days.    In the words of Jerry McGuire, “You complete me.”  I love you with all of my heart…it’s possible I don’t say it enough, but trust me.  I DO.

Mr C and Miss G (because I cannot bring myself to say your name yet on this blog), you are the lights of my life.   I cannot imagine my life without either one of you.   You make me smile and cry with joy on a daily basis.  Please understand that when I yell at you, I’m only trying to show you the way to be a good person.  Perhaps it could be done without yelling, but I’m Irish…so cut me some slack.  I kiss you both enough (I hope…) to make up for it.  I love you both and you are spectacular human beings.

To my extended family and in-laws, thank you all for making me feel like a part of you when I didn’t feel part of anything at all after I lost my family.    I love all of you for taking me in and making me feel like I was a part of you, even though I wasn’t from the beginning.  Your acceptance of me means the world to me.  I love you all.

I am thankful for my best and dearest friends…you know who you all are, I am so very blessed to have you in my life.    Each and every one of you ladies and men make my life so much richer…you give me balance and perspective.   And sometimes you make me laugh until my sides hurt.   I love each and every one of you for that.

And for those of you that read me, thank you…I never really thought you’d show up to read about my life, but I’m so very glad you did. I’ve made so many friends through this silly little blog and I am eternally grateful for that.  Trust me when I tell you that you are loved and thought of from a distance.  You are.

So everyone…I wish you the happiest of Thanksgivings, because I am so thankful for each and every one of you.

xo,

TSM

PS:  Closing comments on this one, please spare the type-strokes and go give someone you love a hug instead.