Happy Thanksgiving...

Happy Thanksgiving to family and friends..... We made a whole turkey today , first time.... normally i make a turkey breast. We shared Thanksgiving with special friends (Brenda Yadi and izzy, Maritza and Victor ,Satish, Prajakti and Ira) . I started to prepare for dinner after my 7:00 am spin class. After 2 hours of preparing and getting half of every thing done , i took the girls to the movies to see "A Christmas Carol" . We enjoyed the movie and it has always been one of my favorite Christmas stories. I thought Thanksgiving day was a perfect day to see that movie because it conveys the story of being grateful for the people in your lives and showing it.. and having compassion for others....specially those less fortunate than yourself....After the movies i finished the dinner of mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans casserole , pasta shells & zucchini, jello mold. Brenda brought the delicious veggie stuffed mushrooms, pumpkin soup and bread with toppings (thanks Brenda)..and all the other traditionals like olives, cranberries etc.....For dessert we had pumpkin pie with whip cream, apple pie, cheese cake (thanks Prajakti) and chocolate brownie cookies and everything turned out pretty good.(thank you Maritza for helping clean up:o) The only disaster was i burnt the rolls and i dropped my new iphone in the fish bowl and it is now history...( my phone, not the fish, he is fine:o).

Today...... not only today, but each and everyday of our lives we need to take time to give thanks for all the tremendous blessings we enjoy and for family, friends and for all the people in our lives that cross our paths for one reason or another... We need to give thanks even in the midst of difficult circumstances and trials we may face. I am thankful for all i have been blessed with... i am thankful for being given the blessing of being a parent.. it has taught me a love of being a mommy , new joys every day( even days when the girls fight all day long), hope, compassion and courage in a way that can not be taught...

Today lets pray for those who are less fortunate than oursleves and pray the we are guided to help those in need .. Pray and keep in your hearts those who are hidden away in orphanages and those who live on the streets , in shleters and in poor circumstances. There was a lot of food on our table today and a part of me felt guilty of that, because there are so many people and children in this world that go hungry everyday and we had more food than we could eat...take time to reflect on the blessings of your life. Thank God for each and everyone of them....