Another Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has always been my second favorite holiday. Even the weird ones were memorable. Including this one.

It’s been a little over three months since my brother-in-law passed suddenly. This is our first holiday season without him. My sister’s first holiday season without the person who made it so joyful for her.

So we came to my sister’s this year. We don’t often travel for Thanksgiving, but it wasn’t even a question this year. It was good to be here. We had all the usual foods and plenty to reheat a few times.

Mostly we’re just making sure we’re together. It’s been the most Christmasy Thanksgiving I’ve ever had, but Christmas rom-coms and sweet romance stories are all my sister can tolerate, so that’s what we’re watching. And making ornaments together was really fun.

We also got ornaments to represent memories of him. We shared some fond memories as we hung each one, the only ornaments on her tree this year.

Holidays are always hard for me. This year it’s hard for all of us. So, we got together, laid around the house, and made a few simple memories. We did what I’ve always loved about this holiday in my life. We made time to rest together.