it was a brief passionate affair - most of which i spent deep in the south and didn't get to enjoy your crispness and for that i am truly sorry. and now there is definitely a lovely white dusting of snow across the verdant lawns and my heart leaps for christmas and the holidays. thing is, most of that lemming tendency is all from memories. all shinier-in-my-mind memories. but i figure the first step is admitting that and accepting nothing will ever be the same as "those times". and just to make the best of it. i have also decided to adopt american thanksgiving into my life. it will be my second thanksgiving. a designated time for friends who should have been family to gather and eat lots of yummy food, laugh lots and indulge in the last bit of fall (maybe with some bocce?) before the maddening crush of christmas, and generally just enjoy each others company and be thankful. again. and what exactly is wrong with being thankful twice in as many months? nothing. i think we should remember to be so thankful on a daily basis. happy thanksgiving you southern-brothers-from-another-mother!
