Happy Thanksgiving!

Well our Thanksgiving didn't go quite as planned but I've come to learn that's what to expect on this roller coaster of a life. The kids and I were going to go to Cracker Barrel for lunch and enjoy some Thanksgiving favorites there but when we got there apparently every one else in town had the same idea. I had never seen Cracker Barrel so crowded.. think a Sunday morning times two. There was not a single spot to park and people were parking along the street and walking to it .. and let's not talk about the dozens of patrons I saw sitting on the front porch.. needless to say we did not even attempt to go in and see how long the wait was.. this mama with two small children was not going to fight that battle. Now I will admit I almost broke down in tears but regardless of the cruelty of the situation and all the reasons I could get down in the dumps I still had two kids that needed lunch. So we ended up at Steak n Shake and surprisingly the place was not empty and no it wasn't the Thanksgiving trimmings but P and I enjoyed it just the same and it was a heck of lot cheaper, ha! We then went over to Walmart to drown our sorrows in a little pre black Friday shopping.. then came home and baked turkey shaped sugar cookies. So for the most part today was no different than any other day but we still have much to be thankful for this season. I have two healthy children, loving parents, a brother & sister in law who I can always count on, an amazing extended family, great friends, and a husband who means the world to me and whom I love dearly. Of course today, my heart is heavier with him eight thousand miles away serving our great country as part of OEF but I am thankful despite our current circumstances that we are CLOSE to the end and my husband is safe and sound. And that's all that matters at the end of the day especially a day like today.. no today wasn't the perfect Thanksgiving but all of my family is safe, healthy and sound and for that i am blessed!