Take time to be thankful for the blessings you have been given

 

 

So many times in my life I have taken for granted people and things that I deemed important to me.  It’s so easy to do as I, like most people do, carry out the rigors of my day to day life with work, appointments, family responsibilities etc. without giving much thought to how truly fortunate I am.  I’m too “busy” living my life that I sometimes forget to enjoy life.

 

But today is a day that we should through all the craziness remember that even in difficult times there are many reasons to be grateful for the blessings (even the smallest of ones) that we have in our lives. Today is a day to stop and enjoy good food, enjoy the company of family and friends, and embrace the traditions that shaped our pasts, and will carry forward to the future. 

 

Today is a day to be thankful for those blessings in your life

 

 

 

I am blessed with so much

A wonderful husband

Two beautiful daughters

A fantastic mom

A generous, supportive and fun group of sewing friends

Good health

A comfortable home

My own studio

A good job

The very best pets in the entire world

 

And I am grateful to all of you, who read this blog regularly or who have just stumbled upon it.

 

Thank you and may your Thanksgiving be blessed!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving at the Loft

Thanksgiving for the last several years has been a time when we would get away and go on a little mini vacation.  Generally we would spend just a few days in Orlanda and have fun and reconnect as a family.  This year however we decided to stay home and spend Thanksgiving with family and friends enjoying a wonderful dinner with all the trimmings. Here are some photos of our feast

 

The turkey as it is just going into the oven

 

 

Green Bean Casserole

 

 

Pumpkin Dump Cake (yum!)

Our festive table

 

 

Beautiful fall flowers in a Florida inspired vase of cranberries and orange slices

 

 

 

 

 

Handmade mini Pumpkin tea light holders

 

 

Fresh cranberry filled tea light holders

 

 

Our happy gathering

 

 

 

After dinner we held a special celebration in honor of Cassidy's 11th birthday (Nov. 29th)

 

 

 

 

 

We hope your Thanksgiving was as festive as ours.

What's new at The Loft - Episode 104

Thanksgiving at Universal - Part 1

For a second year in a row we have decided to skip the usual holiday craziness and go have some fun at Universal Studios for Thanksgiving.  And since I can't really ride the rides anymore, I brought along my cameras (yes cameras) and took a lot of photos and some art supplies to keep me busy.

We arrived on Thanksgiving eve and walked around the piazza of the beautiful Portofino Hotel.  Unfortunately the tree in thie piazza wasn't lit yet, but it the rest of the piazza was beautiful.

But they did have a beautiful tree lit in the hotel lobby.

Thanksgiving day we took the boat over to the parks.

and while Ray and the girls were riding the rides I got to try out some of my new lenses for my iPhone.  

Love the fisheye lens

And while I didn't get a lot of time to do any art, I did manage to do a little.

Cassidy got her face painted

And Ashlyn and I got Henna tattoos. Ashlyn got this awesome flower on her forearm.

and I got this amazing medallion on my forearm

We went to Harry Potter later in the afternoon

and had Thanksgiving dinner at The Three Broomsticks

So are you having fun yet?  Come back soon for Part 2 and see the photos from the next day spent at the original Universal Studios park.

  Thanks for stopping by and come back soon.

Happy Thanksgiving from The Loft Part 2

Batman, a photo by Lynn B at The Loft on Flickr.

How did you disquise your turkey. I made my Tom Turkey into Batman.

Can't wait to see what you all come up with. Send your pictures to loftonfallingstar@yahoo.com

Thanks for reading. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Happy Thanksgiving from The Loft Part 1

Turkey, a photo by Lynn B at The Loft on Flickr.

For a fun art activity this Thanksgiving disguise Tom Turkey here so he doesn't get eaten.

Part 2 will show you my disguise, but I would love to see what you all come up with. E-mail your pictures to loftonfallingstar@yahoo.com.

See you at part 2