I must admit that I am sadder than I ever could have imagined. If you notice my default picture, it's Sean and Bridget in the kitchen. My fondest memories are of my whole family coming to holiday dinners. They have helped since they were young kids, and things often ended up like in this picture. Sean was the happiest when we had what he called an "extravaganza." Without him and his "What's hot Mama?" as he strolls into the kitchen, I don't think I'll have the drive to ever host the holidays again. Having my whole family here and taking care of them through one of my favorite things, food, created the best times of my life.Well, I could say that I have little to be thankful for this year. And since my best companion, Rudy, passed suddenly this past Tuesday, the tears are flowing pretty freely. Nonetheless, there are things to be thankful for: my surviving family, my beautiful grandchildren, my other 11 yo puppy, my home, my husband and my memories of Sean. More relevantly to this blog, I have you, Sean's friends to be thankful for. You will never know how much your kindness has helped me through this terrible time. You convey to me everyday that Sean loved and was/is loved. Keeping him close is so important to me, and you do that for me everyday, so thank you! You have given me reason to be thankful when I would never have believed I could. If I could, I would have all of you to dinner (and I'm a pretty good cook...)From me, Glenn and on behalf of Sean:Happy Thanksgiving!