A Time to Be Thankful

As Thanksgiving rolls around, I reflect a lot on my job, family, and life itself. This Thanksgiving was bittersweet. It happened to fall on the anniversary of my father's untimely death. As I reflect back on life, I remember all of the fun times I shared with him.

Thanksgiving was always spent with the family. My mom and my sister would bake and decorate for Christmas inside the house, and my dad and I would decorate the outside with lights. I wanted to continue on the tradition even though my dad is not here. My sister helped me decorate the outside of my mom's house and it looks beautiful.

I'm very glad that we put up the lights this year! Last year we did not just because it is a task in and of itself, but I then had to think about the importance. What is more important, time or tradition. To me, it is tradition. I feel that I have put a lot of things on the back burner this year because of OMET. It is important to not put family on the back-burner. They are your rock and without them other things could not get done.

In the end, I am proud of my decision, to not let tradition go to the wayside. It is a memory of my father and the times we shared together!