I am SO Thankful

To begin with, I loved Beckie's Thanksgiving blog and it made me think of my past Thanksgivings.  Yesterday, as we drove through Ephraim I mentioned the year Beckie and I stayed at the dorm and Annemarie said that Beckie had blogged about that.  I hadn't read the blog yet, but I remember it well.  It surprised me because Beckie remembers everything better than I do and when I have forgotten something I always call her to refresh my memory.  Anyway, we did stay at the dorm my first Thanksgiving at Snow and we went to the Mangelsons for dinner.  It was a very special Thanksgiving to me, being with Beckie, and it was the first of seven Thanksgivings in a row that I would be away from home.
Seven years later I was married and spent that Thanksgiving at my parent's home.  I was so looking forward to a "traditional" celebration.  As Beckie said, Mom always invited lots of people over and that year she invited her cousin's family.  Her cousin's wife had a dominant personality and took over our family's celebration and it was sort of her "traditional" Thanksgiving-not ours.  I went home and cried, but I got over worrying about tradition and it has made it easier for my to enjoy holidays that are different than what they used to be.
Yesterday we went to Manti.  I always love being with Popi and Grandma Doreen.  I pulled up the Thanksgiving picture that Heidi posted on Facebook to show Popi.  He loved the picture-he sat at the computer for at least 10 minutes looking at the picture and remembering.  We have all laughed at the picture but it was so special to him.  Thank you Heidi.
I am thankful for my wonderful family-immediate and extended.  I love you all, Beckie's girls, Bob's kids, their kids, Cindy and her family.  I am thankful for Grandma Doreen and that Popi has someone to make his life so perfectly happy.
We are blessed beyond measure.