My fun fact for the day is that my family has been celebrating Thanksgiving together for the last 31 years. Thirty-one years! It's pretty amazing to reflect on that. Im sure each of us has a special Thanksgiving memory that stands out. What is fascinating is that tonight will add to my list of memories and moments that give me reason for thanks.
I'm incredibly thankful for having the chance to spend today with my side of the family...especially considering that Annie is 35 weeks pregnant. We were nervous about the drive (1:45) but felt confident after the excursion we took last Saturday.
Our oldest niece began our dinner by reading us a Thanksgiving story. It was a lot for a 7-year-old to read and she handled it with such grace. As wonderful as that was, my highlight came towards the end of the night. Annie and I looked at the family tree to scope out names. I was looking to see if the name we've chosen appears. I don't think it does but I'll look more closely tomorrow.
We sat down and then my Grandma asked if we saw her name. I could tell that she wanted to take a closer look but she was too bashful to ask. I offered to look at it with her and she got up to peek at it.
The nostalgic look on her face as her mind traveled back in time is one I hope I'll never forget. I reminded her of the last time I had looked at this with her, 6th or 7th grade, for a school project, and how in awe I am that The records go back to 1727. Seriously, it's so crazy that this was completed in the 1950's...WAY before ancestry.com. To think that when our little girl turns 10, it will
mark the 300th anniversary of our family being in this country. Just unreal...I'm so thankful for my family's efforts to record our lineage and that our baby will have all of this family history to explore one day.
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