November

Whew! What a month November has been!!

I cannot believe not only how quickly this month has gone, but also how much has taken place during this month! It really has been a whirlwind of traveling and time spent with friends and family in addition to a wide mix of emotions. It has been a super fun but very busy month for me.

I am so sad that I dwindled away from my Thankful Posts! I really enjoyed doing that. I guess I'm not meant to complete any of these list things on my blog!! Believe you me, I didn't stop because I am not thankful! It was more because I was away from that wonderful technology that I mentioned earlier in the month or was too busy to use it!

For me November started with a renewed friendship. Getting to see a friend I haven’t seen in years and catching up was definitely a great beginning to the month! My earlier post was about Friendship. In addition to that, I am thankful for renewed friendships. I am glad that time doesn’t always have to kill a friendship. In this case, time and life experience allowed us to move beyond some pain from the past and pick right back up where we left off!! I am so glad for new beginnings!!

At the beginning of November we also experienced the passing of my Uncle. This involved a super quick trip to Georgia, but I am so thankful that I was able to spend time with my aunt and cousin during this time. Times like this remind me how special family is and how thankful I am to be blessed with the family that I have.

Then came the time for my brother-in-law to head to Afghanistan. This was a very emotional time for all of us. Not only will we miss him terribly while he is gone, but we are also very proud of the work that he (and his company) will be doing to aid our military troops. This is a double sad time for us though – sad because he is gone but sad also for my sister since she will be spending so much time away from him. She is such a trooper though and her faith is inspiring!

After sad came F-U-N! The sunshine always follows the rain, right?! In our case in was the sunshine on the beaches of Cancun!! Mir and I packed up and hit the beach (and pool) for a few days of relaxation. It was so much fun - a perfect distraction!

The fun did not stop once we hit the ground in America!! I was home for 2 days then David and I headed to Augusta for Thanksgiving with my family. We both had to work on Friday, so we made a day trip of the adventure. Since we are dwindling on time that we can spend with my parents in the States and my grandmother was at their house too, after work on Friday I headed back to Augusta for the weekend. (If you are thinking that is too much driving…hang on!!) On Saturday, we drove deeper in to Georgia to spend the day going through some things at my grandmother’s house. I had not been there since she passed away and that was a bitter-sweet experience. Then Sunday I made the ole trek back to Greer.

Shoot, I’m actually tired again just from telling you about everything!! Can you believe I spent almost as many days away from home as I did at home this month?! Not many people can say that.

Is it bad that I am looking forward to the Christmas season so things can slow down a bit!!  December holds a lot for us as well, but we should be home more, and for that, I am THANKFUL!! J