I met my husband at the sweet age of 16. We were Juniors in high school and complete strangers. We dated for six years before getting engaged in college. Our engagement lasted for fifteen months, more than enough time to plan a December wedding. Most people thought we were crazy for getting married so close to Christmas. At the time we didn’t think we had much of a choice. We were both in school full time, I was about to start student teaching, and he had applied for dental s

For me to write about Thanksgiving in my home last year I truly have to go all the way back to the beginning. As a young married woman I loved to entertain. I loved to host holidays, I famously hosted two Thanksgiving dinners in one day at our home four hours apart. Some would call me crazy, some might even say insane, my kids, they would call me “extra”. I have been married 13 years to my high school sweetheart, we desired to grow our family about 7 years ago. After two long