For whatever reason, Thanksgiving has been a special time of year for me. More than any other holiday, even over Christmas, it's when I want to be with family. Most years I manage to spend them with family, but not always. Typically when I do get together with family, it's with my brothers and my family. Perhaps because our parents were divorced and never around, the 3 of us ended up being fairly close over time. While my parents are 'family', when I refer to family, I am usually refering to my brothers and their family. However, this year my father joined us for the first time in years. Although I was a bit concerned at first that it would be awkward, everyone got along well and we had a fantastic holiday.
There was another special addition to the family this Thanksgiving. This trip was my first visit to see my nephew, Nikko, that's 1 month old. After 3 girls, it's about time we had a boy! He was the cutest little thing (the most Asian looking out of us all though).... I love my nieces to bits, but I'm really glad there's finally a prince amongst the princesses. Looking forward to seeing him grow up.
We only had a few days there, but probably that was long enough. With Brad unable to get time off, it was a solo 7-hr drive down in horrific traffic, which made the trip 11 hours, with a puppy in tow. Millie was so bad at my brother's house too. She went around biting everyone all the time and was nicknamed the "beast". Kids and dog running around constantly can get a bit tiring.
It's always nice to be around my family though. I wish I could see them more often than I do.
