So around this time I often meet super stressed women who are trying to be their own personal Martha Stewart and put on the most amazing meal possible. The magazines don't help with their helpful suggestions of the perfect pie crust. It's very easy to get lost in the preparation and be sweaty and exhausted on the day!
I love traditional meals and can fully understand why you need to have five sides, each one with it's own special twists. I love a beautifully set table and a part of me even wants seasonal crockery. But I don't go there, because the most important thing about this festival is that we sit around a table and say what we are grateful for this year. What we hope for next year. And if it takes store bought pie and plain brussel sprouts in order for me to sit at the table and be present, then that's what I will do.
So this Thanksgiving I wish you all to be present with the people who you love, who love you. And may you laugh at the table and share what makes you thankful.
Amongst other things, I'm thankful that my friend has volunteered to do the turkey, and I only have to bring sides this year!
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