November Was Family Filled

Three Days of Family

This post was supposed to go out after Thanksgiving, but life did get in the way. So here you have my Thanksgiving Recap and Gratitude Journal.

On the First Day of Family...

Dawn organized a dinner party, where we got to speak Dutch (at least part of the time :) and hang out with Ronan, Dawn and some friends. She is working as an RN now in a local hospital and lives together with her boy friend. It always is a treat to go over there and visit them. Thank you, Dawn and Ronan!

On the Second Day of Family...

We had an awesome Thanksgiving, and 75% of the kids showed up and everyone made something good to eat. Jane and Cees both were home from college, and Kate came over with her girl friend. Of course we also had Sylvia, Erik and Tim. Grateful for our large family.

On the Third Day of Family

This was a sad occasion, we had a get together for my sister-in-law who passed away a few months ago. We miss her every day, but we were grateful to celebrate her life with friends and family. 

Recap

Life is short, enjoy every moment! Seize the day, Every Day!

I will end with one of my favorite quotes:

“Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery, 
and today is a gift... 
that's why they call it present” 

I haven't been able to find out who originally said this, but I agree wholeheartedly!

What did you do with your gift of today?