Wednesday, November 24, 2010

this night

tonight, just after dinner, i felt a little queasy and chilled, and wrapped myself in a blanket to lay down on the couch while E finished her meal and baba cleaned her place and prepared her medication. there was absolutely nothing more sublime than listening to him tease her and watching him put her medicine bottle on his head, causing her to dissolve into peels of laughter. ransom under the table, head cocked and listening or maybe just hoping for another morsel. it occurred to me just then, that even though i have to work for the next 2 days and won't be able to fully embrace celebrating such a beloved holiday, that there wasn't anything i could possibly be more thankful for than this little family we have become, and how much each member of it is so deeply cherished. i shed a couple of silent tears, wishing my mom could have seen how beautifully my life had unfolded. knowing how fiercely she would have loved both G and our daughter. it was one of those moments you wish you could freeze in time, or capture in living motion to replay over and over again as the years rush by. it only lasted moments, but in them i think i held the essence of what tomorrow means. i will carry that to work with me to share with my patients, and i will come home to the same happiness, over and over.


may this thanksgiving remind you of all the blessings in your life.


table scraps and leftovers

being a little stuffed :)


and snuggling up close to those you love most.


(all shots digital except the first)

11 comments:

  1. Don't you just love those snipets in time, when perfection is revealed? I can honestly say, that those few moments, in the midst of perfection....still..many, many years later, I can recall them with clarity.

    May you have that as well. I am thankful to call your family "friends"....

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  2. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Your mom is watching how beautiful your life has unfolded and she is loving every minute I'm sure. Hugs to you.

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  3. You live life so beautifully. Your view is always inspiring. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  4. Happy Thanksgiving, K, to you & your beautiful family!! MUCH to be thankful for, indeed!

    And I know your mom is looking down on all of you & smiling BIG!!!

    HUGS, my friend!

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  5. Simply beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

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  6. Perfect Thanksgiving message. Happy Thanksgiving!! Bak! Bak! We miss you but will see you Saturday!!! XOXO

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  7. What a beautiful post. There is so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  8. You too, K. I love those moments, too.

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  9. I kinda wonder if maybe your mom didn't have a little something to do with how beautifully your life has unfolded. Maybe she just gave a little extra nudge from somewhere up there. :)

    Happy Thanksgiving!

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  10. And true happiness comes with exactly that: being able to appreciate be thankful for every little blessing bestowed upon us each day...

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