thanksgiving!

hi all,

Last weekend I went to see my brother Tom and his wonderful family in Cincinatti. It was just lovely. Thanksgiving is a time where Jon and I will travel down to my parents' area of the woods and see some extended family that we only see about once a year. My brothers have not made it to this occasion the last few years as they now live farther away. I think seeing Tom and Kristi though really helped me feel like I was not missing out on this contact. There are some wonderful members of the extended family that we have had a chance to get to know more these past few years as well.

This year I am thankful for many things, mostly my family and especially new friends. It's been an emotional week for me, but it has been somewhat cleansing.

kati, thanks for the message.

jane, thanks for the letter (from July!)

love,
me