Tennessee at Thanksgiving

I love being with family at the Holidays - actually at ANY holiday. We were blessed to be able to go "home" for Thanksgiving. Tennessee is home for me, a foreign country for Virgil. But he loves my family and they love him, so it makes it worth the trip for him. Speaking of being blessed - we are both blessed to have married into such wonderful families with so much love to give.

I was able to visit with three of my siblings. We missed the baby not being there. Of course the baby is 55 years old, but he will always be the baby of the family. There is always a missing piece of us when Gene isn't able to be with us.

We had a wonderful dinner with niece and nephews and Bo and his family. Even as adults, the kids are growing and changing constantly and it's so fun to see the wonderful people they are becoming. The grandchildren are growing also - especially in stature. Goodness, we couldn't believe how Logan has shot up just since last May!!! He's in the first picture beside his mother - he's only 13 and he's about 5'10" tall!!!! This is not bragging - it's just stating a fact. We have beautiful grandchildren...on both sides of the family.

Thanksgiving night, Bo, Pat and Mel, Ray, Danny and I went to see the movie 2012. It was really good. We left Virgil visiting with Tom, Tina's dad. Those two just seem to be best friends. They dont' see each other but about every other year, but they have a good, special relationship.

We went into the Smokies. Love is a mild word when I say I love the Smokey Mountains. I love the sights, the sounds and the smell. We walked up a trail for a few minutes, had lunch at a picnic table and just enjoyed being together.

Ray had an anniversary of one of his birthdays - I can't remember which one, maybe an anniversary of his 40th birthday. Nell did a wonderful job of putting on a celebration. She's pretty amazing. She's a great hostess and a fantastic cook. She's also a bit of a cupid, but I'll save that story.

This is getting too long, so I'll stop here. Suffice it to say, we have much to be thankful for and we are.