To Be Thankful.

To be thankful is a beautiful thing. Thankful to have a home, a bed to rest your head at the end of the day. To have a job, and a steady income. Family, no matter how many miles, that you know you are still connected to them. To have people in your life who you just can't imagine your life without friends who are really like family. In the midst of things I want for, I am thankful for so many things..

My second round of holidays in questa nuova vita (this new life)... It's true that it gets a little easier. Less of a sharp pain, and more of a bittersweet melancholy. I spent the day cooking with my dear friends, H&G... A traditional turkey dinner, a toast of sparkling, good conversation and just being together- a day that left me grateful to have these two in my life, as well as having the delight of spending another holiday with H's parents.

I was honored to be invited to a second thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, with the Mark family. More friends who definitely have become like family to me over these past 9 years, and I was happy to be included in their family dinner. In my 15 years here in Seattle, I have formed relationships that are so important to me; friendships that I can't imagine not having. When I think of the people in my life, I am thankful that boy that asked me to come to Seattle with him-- because while our love didn't last, it gifted me the life that I have now. And in my more generous moments, I do thank that man that just broke my heart-- for it not for him, there are a handful people that I wouldn't have in my life today; and I just can't imagine that now.