I am Thankful for...

So Thanksgiving has come and gone and now we are moving on to Christmas. I can't believe this year has gone by so fast.
I went home this year for Thanksgiving and feel like I put on a gazillion pounds in the process. I always have to load up on my favorites i.e. Johnny's Pizza, Mexican Food, sweet tea and all the Icee's I can handle. Not to mention that there was Thanksgiving home cooking. How could I not eat all of it? Thank goodness I got a stomach flu when I got back to NYC so I lost the weight.
We went to Magnolia to my mom's side again. That is where the best food ever is made. We had almost everyone except for Cary, Jacqueline and the new twins. My whole family was there this year. The kids are getting so big, it kinda makes me sad. They will outgrow me eventually and then see me as an old lady and not cool, fun Jamie.
At least Tyler will still do these photos with me. Our normal photo shoot. Another reason to go home this year was for a Multi-Year High School reunion. Classes 1990-1995. Seeing how I missed my 10 year, this meant the world to me. It was so great to see my old friends and to realize that some things never change. It's amazing to me that I have known most of these people for 30 years of my life. Insane that you can still be friends with someone that long.
This is who from our class showed up. I feel that there was more of us there but I guess this is who made it for the picture. There were about 200 total at the whole reunion. A few of the ex-Cheerleader's. I wanted to stunt but no one was up for it. I guess my 4 inch heels didn't seem to be the right stunting shoe.
A few of my oldest friends.
And of course my oldest and bestest (i know that is not a word mom) friend in the entire universe. Danielle (Yale) Turner Bryant. Since the first day of kindergarten she has been my best friend. We were always together and still are as much as we can be when you live in 2 different states. Our lives are completely different but we have everything in common and still never run out of things to talk about. We have only been in one fight (over me putting a necklace in her mailbox and saying it was from her secret admirer with a picture of Shane Campisi in the locket. She didn't like that too much). There is no one in the world that I feel this bond with. So yes, my thanksgiving was pretty good. I was so happy to be home with my family and get to have time with family and friends. I will be back home over Christmas. I refuse to spend Christmas alone again.