Thanksgiving is next week and never have I ever felt so behind in planning. No shopping done, no menu for that matter, no dinner plans or ready made pick up dinner plans. Part of the problem is that I do enjoy the *idea of the Thanksgiving feast, food in the oven, the smells from the kitchen. Perhaps ¬¬because of my grandma I associate home cooked meals with love and feeling taken care of. It’s cozy. I want to give that same feeling and nostalgia to my boys. The other half of me though, is the person that cooks nice meals all year long and maybe wants a day off however that looks. I’m equally torn between dressing fancy and going to a nice restaurant where someone else does the cooking and the dishes and picking up a premade dinner from somewhere and staying in pajamas at home. Maximum effort required is just to warm or reheat in the oven. What to do, what to do? Perhaps the solution is one year on and one year off? Either way the goal is just to spend quality time with family. No work, no school, no other obligations, just precious time spent with the ones you love.

Despite the month slipping away from me, it’s actually been pretty quiet. Especially compared to October when it seemed that each and every waking moment was accounted for. This year it feels like a blink between Halloween and Thanksgiving. I thought if I slowed down, time would too but still it goes by in a flash. Onto next week! I have to pick up mom from the airport, we’ll probably have lunch somewhere and I guess between now and then I should figure out what we’re doing…