See you in 2010. Have a blessed holiday season, don’t worry about the carb intake (unless you’re diabetic!), enjoy your time with family and friends and get ready for a wonderful new year. Oh, stop by and tell me what Santa brings you… I’m curious like that!

There’s not much to say on one’s birthday without sounding self-important. But I’m grateful for every single year of my life, even the hard ones. I’m lucky to be surrounded by amazing people here and there and everywhere. As I grow old, I want to grow wise as well. And I thank God for all the blessings He’s showered me with.

I realized this is actually the first Thanksgiving I’m celebrating in the U.S. The previous years have been marked by sickness (when John got food poisoning) and convalescence (when John underwent his first ear surgery). Traveling then wasn’t an option, and without any family in KC we were pretty much without turkey and pumpkin pie.

But this year… this year will be awesome! Moving to Chicago has brought us closer to family and we’re invited to my mother in law’s in-laws’ Thanksgiving dinner in Wisconsin. From what I’ve heard, it’s a big occasion and about the only holiday they actually care about. It will be a new experience for me and I’m excited even if I think turkey is a tasteful as a piece of napkin (I have yet to try a piece of turkey that I don’t have to bathe in any kind of sauce in order to enjoy). Now, the pumpkin pie… that’s what I’m talking about!

The holiday is marked by some sad circumstances because a member of the family is fighting against breast cancer. But instead of letting it ruin the day, I think this will be a great opportunity to gather around the table and give thanks for everything we have and say a prayer for good things to come. I for one consider myself blessed because of my wonderful family and friends (here and abroad) and the beautiful life God has granted me with.

And given that I’ll be in Wisconsin, I hope I can finally get me some good, squeaky, fresh cheese curds. Then I’ll be even more thankful. ;-)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

It’s been two years of adjustment, of learning, of facing odds, of having fun, of growing faith. Two years of laughter, tears, fears, dreams and planning. But most of all, it’s been two years of love and understanding. Two years of realizing that when you believe in God everything happens for a good reason. The road that brought us here may not be perfect for the world, but it’s perfect for us. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else, but here with you. Because I love you, and I will forever, until we’re old, wrinkled and trying to hit each other with a cane. Because with you I know the world is my playground and a new adventure is just around the corner.

Thank you for all you do for me, for all you allow me to do for you. Thank you for being you. God bless you today and always, and may He keep us together until death do us part.

I chose the image Inseparable, by Vladstudio, one of my favorite wallpapers sites. Amazing artist.