There are few things in life better than homemade mashed potatoes. Leave a little skin on, boil with tons of fresh garlic, more than generous amounts of butter, salt, pepper, cream cheese, and half and half. Not too smooth, not too crunchy, make it just right…like baby bear’s bed. They are what dreams are made of.
My son and his wife are not coming home for Thanksgiving. Somehow him being away at holidays was harder for me when he was single. Now it is sad, but it is as it should be. Of course I have been searching for something to send them to make being away from us all easier on them, but that thing doesn’t exist. If I send a pie, it is not my pie. If I send a basket of something it seems cold and distant. I am certain that whatever I do, whatever I send, will cause them to cry and miss us and regret their decision.
Hint…It is me who is regretting their decision, because I adore them and I will miss them and I don’t want them to miss us. Letting go is hard.
They will not be missing us.
They will not be missing us because they will be hosting their first Thanksgiving together as a married couple. They will be rearranging their home to fit a nice big table. They will be making lists and shopping, then shopping some more. They will be buying cooking tools they never pictured themselves needing. They will question why they only have one refrigerator. They will be cutting, and dicing, and preparing…and they have got this because they are an amazing team. They have been training for it their whole lives, watching the masters living through the stress…and the satisfaction…of hosting a holiday celebration.
In a lovely morning chat I learned of their plans. A friend will do the turkey, everyone will bring contributions, and Jacob… asked for my mashed potato recipe.
No longer feeling blue, I am absolutely thrilled. Our traditions will live on, new traditions will be made, and everyone I love will be taken care of. I hope they enjoy every minute of the process, even the bumps… and if they don’t, they are always welcome here.
Happy Thanksgiving Prep Week to all. Enjoy it.
Swooning 
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours….Cole and Emily are arriving this Friday to spend the week of Thanksgiving with us. So so excited but that means we don’t have them for Christmas 😦 😦 😦 Then Maddie told us that she will be leaving Christmas day to go on a trip…Christmas will be odd. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Love you!!!xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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Ohhhhhhhh onto the next chapters. I think about how my parents must have felt as we flipped around from here to there. Time for you to take a trip somewhere fabulous this Christmas. xoxoxoxoxoxo Loves to the whole crew.
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