i'm on the train. on my way home from thanksgiving dinner. i have the december issue of bon appetit open. i'm listening to the perfect playlist of bon iver, coldplay, and mumford and sons. (there may be a few christmas songs mixed in there as well.) and i just spent the most perfect day with my family. not my whole family. but enough of them. and technically, the only "original" family i have. this is the family that shaped me to be the person i am today. and my time spent with them today was perfect. my day today reminded me that when it comes down to it, you just have to do what makes you happy. and when that isn't entirely possible, you have to do your best and look to the things and the people that make you happiest.
but today - that wasn't an issue.
i'll be honest, for the past few years i really didn't like thanksgiving day. we were uprooted from our tradition, falling into different spaces, and places, surrounded by different people and foods and traditions that i wasn't used to or that i happened to prefer. i like simple. quiet. and after being patient for several years, i finally got exactly what i love.
so. i don't often allow myself to be so happy and think ahead. but, here goes. i'm excited for the holidays. for spending quality time with the people i love. because that's what makes this time of year so incredibly special. and i love them all so stinking much. happy holiday season.
