My final memo was finished and submitted this week – early on
Monday morning. I have never been so relieved to have an assignment finished. (My
Monday afternoon culminated in a long nap.)
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| The Potomac River on Thanksgiving morning. |
I spent Thanksgiving up in Sterling with my aunt and uncle.
It was a pleasant holiday at a home away from home. I went for my annual Thanksgiving
morning run (this time to the Potomac River). We ate a large and delicious
meal. We played games (“Citadels” is very fun) and watched movies. Thanks to
the Prices for a nice holiday!
Also this week, my Grandpa Quilter passed away. To me it was
at the same time unexpected and unsurprising. I’ve been okay. I will miss
Grandpa, but mostly I feel so blessed to be his granddaughter.
“For there is a time appointed for
every man, according as his works shall be.”
Doctrine and Covenants 121:25
Grandpa, thank you for doing your work so well. I love you!
At times it seems as though all of my reference
points are being rearranged, everything from roads to weather to relationships
to thinking patterns. However, the Savior is my one reference
point that never moves. And that’s enough.
Hi Natalie,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a nice Thanksgiving. Our city does a Thanksgiving Day run, I was busy cooking and Blake was out playing football so we didn't participate. That's awesome that you have that tradition though. I told Blake how you played Citadel, it is a game that he has heard of and wants to play. We played a lot of Euro board games this weekend as a family, it is Blake and the boy's favorite family activity. Blake's favorite website is Boardgamegeek.com. I hosted Thanksgiving this year, which meant for a lot of work and a lot of fun. It was the third time in my life to cook a Turkey. This year I tried stuffing herbs under the turkey skin to add flavor, it is a slimy job :S. I couldn't tell much of a difference in flavor, next time I'll use fresh herbs instead of dried ones.
I saw the KSL.com news article about your Grandpa and thought of you. My mom saw the news story on TV and called me as well. I never knew your Grandpa Quilter but I can tell you that ever since I found out about his Standard Works in a year Challenge for his grandkids that I have thought that he was very cool. So for a good 15 years I have thought that he was cool. What a legacy he has left, 80 grandchildren. Natalie, if you were my granddaughter, I'd be proud of you. I am sorry for your loss. I am also glad that you know he is your's forever.