Happy Thanksgiving to all our family, friends, and followers!
For the 6th time since Shannon passed, we are spending Thanksgiving in Palm Desert, CA with our friends, soaking up some sun, playing golf, and giving thanks for all we have.
Erin is here with me and Dan, along with our friends Tom, Kula and Ariana Shives. The first time we came here for Thanksgiving, we were all living in Rochester and saw each other often. Now, we live in 4 different states and our times together are less frequent, but the friendship remains.
While 2021 continues to be a difficult time for our world in many ways, we take some time today to give thanks for all that we have.
Dan, Erin and I are healthy. We are employed. Erin will graduate from college in March and has been accepted to Physician Assistant school starting in 2022, so we are celebrating that achievement this weekend!
We are thankful for our families and today we remember Ed O'Hara who we lost this year at age 97. What a life of laughter he lived.
We are thankful for the many friends who fill our lives with fun when possible and support when needed.
I am thankful for Dan, my partner through life as we grow older together.
And, of course, we are thankful for Shannon. Thankful for the time we had with her and the things she taught us.
Her light continues to shine on us as we carry on living. The hole in our hearts and lives remains, but we have much for which to be thankful. We know she'd want us to be happy. We are.
I hope each of you is surrounded today by love and laughter. Happy Thanksgiving.
