Instead of telling you where all the best baby sales are this year, I will be taking a more wholesome approach. Thanksgiving is about being with family and friends, eating too much food and of course football. I hope this Thanksgiving you sit by a fire in a cozy sweater and begin to count all the things you are thankful for.
This year I have much more to be thankful for than usual. Not that I had a short list before, but this year it’s like the bucket’s overflowing with love. I have a beautiful family with a handsome baby boy, a caring and supportive husband, the sweetest dogs, as well as the greatest family and friends in the world whom we keep very close to our hearts. This year I also have this little community Alyssa and I decided to start through the madness that is motherhood. I’m so happy we decided to start this endeavor and I’m excited to see where it goes. I hope that you all enjoy reading our posts as much as we enjoy writing them!
I would also quickly like to touch on the fact that if you are a mom, you don’t lose parental rights just because it’s the holidays. You do not have to see the toxic people, or be forced to go to a million different houses. If you choose to stay at your house and do Thanksgiving by yourself no one and I mean no one can say anything about it. Spend the holidays doing what makes you and your family happy. Remember these kids are only little once!
To keep this short and sweet I hope you have a lot to be thankful for this year and I hope you eat all the mashed potatoes your stomach can handle.
xoxo, nikki
Nikki took the words right out of my mouth. We hope you have the best Thanksgiving surrounded by amazing food and friends. I hope your stomachs are full of mashed potatoes because mine will be. I’m hoping to be in a turkey coma by 8, wake up…then pumpkin pie coma by 10, so if you need me I’ll be getting rolled home by Jimmy LOL.
Anyway, I guess it’s my turn to share a few things I am thankful for this year. This year will be cherished forever. It was the year I got what I have always dreamed of. The year I became a mom. Yes, I am sure you already know what I am going to say: I am thankful for my Livy girl. I am not only thankful for her but the person she has helped me become. This version of me, the one she helped shape me into, this Alyssa is my favorite Alyssa and I owe that to Olivia. I am also thankful for Jimmy, who everyday works so hard for our little family doing everything he can so I am able to be happy and be home with our girl as much as I can. Of course I am forever thankful for our families. They say it takes a village and boy do we have a big one behind us. Lastly, I am thankful for this community and Nikki. I am so grateful we have this platform. It makes me feel less lonely and a little less crazy….as we all know motherhood does that to you.
Well friends, I could go on and on but I invite you to take the time and reflect on what you have to be thankful for this year! We would love to hear about it so please leave a comment or shoot us a message. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, put some extra whip on that slice of pie this year.
As always, Alyssa
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