I haven't been too consistent with this blog thing. But, I think if there is ever a good time to reflect and write about what the past year has brought, it's two nights before Thanksgiving. Yes, two whole nights before. Thanksgiving Torres-style is a two day production, hence not too much time to think about thankfulness. We have this strategy of cleaning the house and doing a lot of the food prep work the day before Thanksgiving. I'd say it works pretty well. Each of us have our own dish. Mine is a sweet potato casserole. I actually even started the Thanksgiving good prep even earlier this year. I did a practice run on the casserole on Sunday night. This year has definitely been one of a change. I completed the biggest life goal that I've set for myself thus far. I finished my masters degree. I am the first one in my family to do so. I join a small percent of Mexican-Americans who have an advanced degree. Pretty awesome considering the odds. And with that comes a pretty big responsibility to give back. That leads me to the next awesome thing for which I am thankful. Although it took a little while, I have a job where I feel like I am making a difference. I work with excellent people and have enough freedom to bring my ideas to fruition. That is probably the most empowering feeling in the world. that is actually what I get out of my job. Sure I get enough money to feel like I can take care of myself and my future, but I get the satisfaction that I my ideas are powerful enough to affect change. That is about the almost the best thing anyone could ask for. And those are just things and ideas.
What is even more awesome than those things and ideas are people. I am blessed with loving and compassionate people all around me. I have friends from Kentucky to San Francisco to Washington DC to Sacramento to Los Angeles who have throughout the year dropped everything to listen to me, to support me, to laugh with me and to cry with me. This year we've spent hours at coffee shops finishing client projects, powered through coaching sessions for upcoming interviews, celebrated birthdays in downtown LA, hit the wineries, devoured some tacos on Tuesdays, run half-marathons, and so much more.And then there is my wonderful family. I guess you could say that we've had better years, but I think we've come out of it stronger. We lost our Abuelito, but we are still together. We know how to better express ourselves and we know even more so how much more we love each other. The little cousins are getting cuter every day and all the big cousins are off doing great things, educating the world, and raising great families. I miss you all when I am away and think about you all quite a bit.
And last, but not definitely not least is my Sean. This Thanksgiving marks the first time that we really get to spend it together and I am so excited. Thanksgiving is just one of the moments when I get to think about how much I love him. Even though we are away from each other right now, that is one thing that I get to do when I am not in the same place as him. I really have time to think just what it is about the man that I love so much. He motivates me because he chases his dreams without hesitation. He reminds me to have fun with his endless pursuit of adventure. He shows me an example of unconditional love with his, well, love. The love that tells me I look beautiful even though he hasn't seen me in weeks. The love that makes me feel like things will get better when I'm down. The love that disagrees with me sometimes, but can still get over it when I am always right ;) The love that will hold my hand through thick and thin. The love that makes me feel like I can begin to grasp forever. I know, barf, as Tina would say. But, seriously, I really could not ask for a better life.
Happy Thanksgiving and many blessings to you and your family.
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