Giving Thanks 2019

When Maxwell came home for Thanksgiving break last year I felt frantic inside. I felt like I had to keep busy at every moment. Like the other shoe was going to drop in either silence or stillness. In hindsight, I think I was worried that our 18 year family dynamic couldn't recover from Maxwell leaving. That we wouldn't know how to go from 5 to 4 to 5 again. Today, that thought seems so irrational, but it's how I felt at the time even if I didn't realize it then. 

Thankfully, this year was different. Worlds apart, different. It was easy and natural and peaceful. We had no plans and nowhere to be. We ate good food. We fished. We kayaked. Our big outing was to the zoo and the pier. The Sunday goodbye was tough, but I imagine it always will be. And before I know it, one goodbye will turn into two and we'll start the restart all over again. 

PA to FL  

The only good(ish) family pic we got all week 

Gulf Breeze Zoo

Navarre Pier