Discourse Chronicle

[Thanksgiving is always a bittersweet holiday for me. I am always away from my family because travel is expensive and how much time finishing a semester requires from me. Luckily, my parents value education and understands about its demands, but I feel a little bad because family is important to me and I cannot be there with them.

However, thanks to Elizabeth and her family, I found myself with people who either cared about me or ones who were willing to open their doors to me. I spent Thanksgiving with Elizabeth and her grandparents for dinner and then her Dad and Stepmom afterwards. I am glad her family extended their hospitality and I made sure I showed my appreciation in kindness, but I am most thankful for Elizabeth doing the nicest thing anyone ever did for me.

Elizabeth knows I own no Christmas decorations, so she bought me a small artificial tree (about two feet high) and decorated it with lights along with small ornaments! I love it because the idea of decorating a tree for someone else is extremely thoughtful and charitable. I also know how much love is behind the act and that makes it more special. I definitely had the best Thanksgiving I remember. BK]

category: Life