I'm not even sure where to begin... it is October and I have thought about my blog quite a bit lately. It has been so lonely sitting off to the side without a hand to touch it in months. With the coming of fall I hope to turn over a new leaf as I feel the stirring of creativity welling up within me. It is definitely my time of year.
I am already gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas in my mind. I've even snuck in listening to a Christmas CD here and there :-) I have begun planning the little gifts I will share with my co-workers and friends. I have started buying gifts for the family and making gift lists. I am even going to do something fun I haven't done in AGES, and that is to go shopping on BLACK FRIDAY with all the other crazy bargain hunting people out there! I have also begun planning our Thanksgiving day feast, which will, of course, require many revisions as I aquire new recipes and re-add old favorites that just can't be left aside. YEP, it is my time of the year!
Fall has always been my favorite season. It's coolness and crisp air are like a new beginning. I know Spring is suppose to be the start of something new, but for me, that title belongs to Autumn. Actually, this isn't so much a time of new beginning as it a time of renewal. This is the time to celebrate family and friends. Whether we are able to gather together in physical presence or are seperated by many miles, our hearts are closer this time of the year. We share pictures of pepperoni rolls as this is a family tradition we carry on whether together or seperate. We all make them and smile as if we are eating them together under the same roof, sharing the spicey meat tucked inside the yeasty hot buttered roll.
This year, we will have to our traditional turkey day table Linda's new boyfriend. Yeah, you heard right!! Linda is no longer with Nader. She has been "single" now for some two months and has met a new man, Jim. We have not met Jim yet, but from all we have heard, he sounds like a decent, hard-working man. He is going to UALR for his Electrical Engineering degree and works for UPS full-time. He owns his own home and is a fanatical football fan. He obviously has something going on for himself! And, he has good taste in women!
New to our table this year also will be Lindsay! She and Alex were dating last year, and this year, she is my future daughter-in-law. I wonder what family creation she will bring and share that will weave and become part of the fabric of our traditions as they will surely change throughout the years. New husbands and wives introduce aspects of their family as we intergrate them into ours, making the Woodruff Family Turkey Day a shared day that welcomes all traditions. Awesomeness! Thanksgiving Day is a day that is even more special to me than Christmas day. On Thanksgiving, there are no gifts or presents, there is good food and FAMILY time. It doesn't get any better than that.
We also share another reward and renewal at our Thanksgiving table this year ....... we have our son back ........ Andrew. He is the best reward of all! Andy has been drug free for some time now. He has a hold on life instead of life controlling him. He also is living outside of the halfway house and has awesome roommates, none other than Alex and Lindsay! He has grown tremendously and I am so proud of him!!!!
Now, I think it is time to search Ebay for more Christmas ornaments!! Consider youself up to speed. Did I forget somebody? Why yes, the two loves of my life, my rock and my smile, my Chuck and my Jonas. Chuck is currently at the kitchen table studying for his next nursing exam, just as he has been doing nearly everyday this semester! And Jonas, well, he is learning to cast and reel in a fish on his new fishing pole. I love him so dearly!!!
Now! Here I come ornaments, and I take what I want ..... my passion, SHOPPING!!!
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