Thanksgiving is more than one day. I have been thankful all of this week. I'm so thankful my daughter is home. I have missed her more than I thought. She makes me laugh, and calms my spirit. Her laugh is infectious. She arrived Sunday morning with no sleep on the red-eye, so needless to say she was red-eyed. We returned home and I made our Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday while Sarah sat on the couch watching and yelling for the Dallas Cowboys. This is my little girl? The girl who HATED football? So into the game, knowing all the stats of every team in the NFL. I had to laugh, because this is a football house, and before she left for LA she swore she'd never be a fan. And here she sits the biggest fan there is. While Ian is my sou chef, helping me chop veggies, and helping in the kitchen. Role reversal. Funny how life evolves. We sit down to a wonderful dinner and laugh and talk just like old times. Stuffed to the gills, we waddle into the living room and watch tv, and wait for there to be room for pumpkin pie. Sunday was a wonderful day.
Monday is P/T day, and shopping for apartment stuff, taping one of my clients for college applications, and more shopping with Sarah. A full day, I'm tired but I press on, because this week is fleeting, and I don't want to miss a moment of the fun. WE go crazy getting kitchen stuff, and come home with a lot of stuff to ship. We are both exhausted, but can't sleep. I'm dreading Tuesday, chemo day. Sarah's birthday. #3 for me, and #19 for Sarah. Sarah spends the day and the night with her friends, as she should. She has a ball reconnecting with her true friends who love her for who she is, not what they want her to be. I haven't seen or heard her so happy. Not to say she doesn't have great friends in LA, they all just expect her to be someone she isn't. Me, on the other hand, choose a different tack, mainly because I couldn't get to sleep until 2am and then didn't sleep well all night long. So with 3 hours of sleep under my belt, I opted to sleep through chemo. It actually helped, I think. I don't feel as bad as I have with the past two sessions. Wednesday, I'm tired, but the nausea isn't so bad, I was able to make it through my neulasta injection and then go shopping with Sarah at Macy's. Wow, nothing great to get. So it was a bit of an empty session there, but Sarah did get a couple of cute things. We return home both so tired, but a good day was had by all. Sarah's friend spent the night and as per tradition, I made Banana Pancakes. Want a house full of girls? Make Banana Pancakes. My Banana Pancakes. From scratch.
Sleep is near, and Turkey Day is tomorrow. What to be thankful for? My life, My husband, my kids, my friends, my Mom, Luigi, today, yesterday, tomorrow, my kittys, joy, happiness, love, gifts, all that is good, all that is true. Yes, we all have much to be thankful for if only we take the time to look. It is the small things that matter. Big things are great, but it is the smile on a daughter's face as her best friend says something in code that cracks her up. It is the "YES!" from a son who just kicked butt on his video game. It is the hug that comes sneaking up on you from your husband. The out of the blue phone call, the unexpected reconnection to High School friends. It is being halfway through your chemo treatments, and the end is finally looking real. Thanksgiving may only come once a year, but we must look to extend it out, and be thankful every day. I know I look for the thankful things everyday now. It is so wonderful to find something to be thankful for. Try it, you'll make yourself happier, day by day.
Happy Thanksgiving, may your day be special and wonderful in every way.
Nite!
Love and Light!
Melissa
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I give thanks for this post! xo
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