15 An Attitude of Gratitude

I am not going to lie, I didn't have much of a thankful heart this Thanksgiving. Even though thankfulness is the purpose of Thanksgiving, it hardly crossed my mind. I was grateful for the good food and for my family, but I didn't really express it or think about it too much. But I am still grateful for so many things and I do try to have gratitude every day of my life, so hopefully I'm not too selfish or bitter of a person. My family was so focused on my sister's wedding that we hardly had a chance to celebrate. Instead of everyone being in the kitchen making different dishes, we ordered the whole thanksgiving meal in a box from QFC. Not what I call traditional, but it was necessary. We had Cajun fried turkey, which was delicious, as well as the regular sides, and a few store bought pies. (Which hardly got eaten since the next day on we had leftover wedding cake to eat.) That night was the funnest part though. All my nieces and nephews went to sleep and Tyler left for his bachelor party (which consisted of a "becoming a man" ritual where you have to chop down a tree in your underwear. He's from Montana). Then we threw Julia a bachelorette party! It wasn't anything special, but it was really fun with all us sisters. We spent most of the time putting together the flowers and the bouquets for the wedding but we also had fake shot glasses with the classic Martinelli's a crown for her to wear, and music to blast and dance to. So yeah we had a great time this Thanksgiving.