Thankful Thanksgiving

I wanted to take a minute today to write about the things I’m thankful for, although in reality the list is truly limitless.

It’s my fourth year spending Thanksgiving away from my family, and outside of the US. I can’t believe how time flies. Thanksgiving is a HUGE day for my relatives. We all drive to my aunt and uncles, where we spend our morning running in a Turkey Trot race together (some of us might be drinking Whiskey Sour’s out of red solo cups during this, you know who you are) followed by a day of cooking, feasting, drinking and making memories.

I’ve always loved Thanksgiving with my family. It’s hard for all of us to get together, at Christmas the weather makes it difficult for us to see everyone. And now that we’re all older, some parts of our family have grown and host their own Christmases. So Thanksgiving is our way to be sure to get together for the season. Shockingly, we all get along and even more shockingly from near and far, across the country, everyone makes the effort to be there (They somehow give me a pass for living across the Atlantic). We all love seeing each other, spending time together and catching up. Yes, we’re one of those families.

But another year is passing, and I’m not there. It’s a little harder to fly to the states for Thanksgiving than it is for Christmas, so while I know I’ll be back soon, I know I’m missing one hell of a party.

This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for…

Family

Isn’t it obvious? My parents, my brother, all my relatives. I’m missing all of my family from both sides of the family tree in the states today! Drink Whiskey Sours and white wine in my honor! Of course, my husband Joe, who no matter how difficult I’m being, is always wonderful to me and always has my best interest at heart. And my second family, I’m thankful that Joe’s family see me as a part of theirs and I’ll always be grateful for that.

Friends

I’m forever thankful that I have friends across the globe. Friends in the states who I grew up with, those I met in college, from university in Edinburgh, and all my friends from London. Different nationalities and personalities all over the spectrum. And I’m grateful for every single one of them. I know we don’t always speak often, some for months on end, but when we do, we don’t miss a beat. I’m happy to have these friendships in my life.

London

Even though I’m so far away from home, I love where I live. This city is an incredible, vibrant place that I love more and more everyday. (I’m even thankful for the tube because it’s the only way I can get around. I know, today is truly a generous day).

Blog

My new blog is going strong and I’m so enthusiastic about it right now. The name and layout change has me back into blogging in a whole new way. It’s an outlet that makes me so happy. I’ve met so many wonderful people through blogging as well, which really gives it an extra layer of meaning.

There you have it, my thankful four this Thanksgiving.

What are you thankful for?

Kelly xoxo