Thanksgiving Day is such a great American holiday. I give thanks with a huge, grateful heart for the beautiful life I share with my husband, daughter, family and dear friends! I thank God for his infinite blessings and for the memories of those special family holidays that are heirlooms of our lives. How fortunate I am to be able to share those warm holiday stories to my daughter, as we begin to create new traditions at the "Short" household!
This is OUR first Thanksgiving as a family, but unfortunately, all our siblings left the state of Florida for the holiday or they just don't reside here. Auntie Nicola & Uncle Bogie live in Idaho and Auntie Cheryl & Uncle Charles call Tennessee home. Glammey & Papa are cruising the high seas. Auntie Kevie & Uncle Larry traveled to California along with cousin Jared and Jodi to share Thanksgiving with cousin Nikki. Sooooo, because it was just the 3 of us, we opted for a no fuss-no mess dinner and made reservations at the Red Rose in Plant City.
Once our friends, Amber & Jason Butler, heard about our plans, they quickly invited us to spend the holiday with their family. We felt so honored and quickly canceled that 3pm reservation and drove a few miles to feast in fantastic food and have fun with friends. Jason is a defensive football coach at LHS and has known Tom for 13 years. His wife, Amber and their son Durrah, sit close to us at the games.
Jason, Amber & Skyler
Although we missed our wonderful family, it really was a lovely day and Skyler looked like a little princess in her special dress with pink tights! As you can tell in the pictures, she felt very proud to be able to stand up all by herself. Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours.
As we all pause from our many activities today, let's give thanks to almighty God for our bountiful harvests and daily abundant freedom.
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