Wow. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Christmas is peeking around the corner. The New Year is just down the street. Wasn't it just yesterday I was watching the fireworks on the 4th of July??

This is also the first year since Sydney & Annabella have been born that they will not be with us on Thanksgiving or Christmas. Ashley & Danny both have retail jobs that prevent them from taking any time off for the Holidays. Even Danny has to work at Starbucks ON Thanksgiving Day. Geesh.

Billy & I are hoping to get to go visit them right after Christmas, but we will only get to spend a couple of days there since we are leaving on a trip to Turkey on the 29th.

We are having a Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow at our place and so far we have several international students that will be joining us along with my mom and Christopher's girlfriend Crystal. They will be from China, India, Jamaica, and Africa. We always have a good time and they always seem to enjoy having an 'authentic' Thanksgiving dinner. And my mom always enjoys kidding around with them and learning new things about their lives back home.

Of course there will be pictures of food to follow. Until then....everybody have a wonderful Thanksgiving and try not to stuff yourselves too much!!