I’m Sorry it Ended

@DianneN (247186)
United States
November 29, 2019 3:30am CST
Yesterday we celebrated my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, in the USA. My entire family gathered together for bountiful food, drinks, and love at our house. We are so blessed to have such a close knit, fun-filled, and loving family. Our younger son arrived first to offer us help. My brother arrived with his wife, who is successfully battling breast cancer. His handsome son, our nephew, brought his girlfriend. Our older son arrived last with his wife, the ice princess, ice hockey playing son, and the two wives of my husband’s deceased brothers. They attended the famous Macy’s Day Parade earlier in the day. They have VIP passes. Luckily, they all live nearby in Manhattan. We all enjoyed each other’s company for 9 hours! I’m sorry it ended so quickly. I hope your day was as spectacular!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 Nov 19
Hi Dianne. It’s great that you had a good time with your loved ones. As they say, why do all good things come to an end?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Hi, Louise! Thank you. All good things always seem to come to an end. Life!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
@mlgen1037 I agree, especially with our two elderly sisters in law.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 Nov 19
@DianneN truly. I think that’s why we need to take advantage of the time we have with them.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Nov 19
It must be wonderful and fun. You sound so enjoy Miss D.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
It was. I love my family to bits!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
@JustBhem Yes, they seem to.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Nov 19
@DianneN And of course they love you too.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
29 Nov 19
I am SO glad you had such a lovely day together. =) Sorry it went by so fast.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
Thanks. Lol! Always happens when we’re having fun.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Nov 19
I'm so happy it was a wonderful day with your family.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Thank you! You know how much we love each other.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Nov 19
@DianneN Yes, I do. I'm glad it was extra blessed yesterday with all your family around you.
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@NJChicaa (119610)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Glad you had such a good time!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Thank you! I’m exhausted today.
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@NJChicaa (119610)
• United States
29 Nov 19
@DianneN I believe it
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@YrNemo (20255)
29 Nov 19
9 hours!!! Our family gatherings often last for about 4-5 hours, then we all go home after the washing up. (Perhaps because my sisters and I already compared notes fequently over the phone??? )
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
I invited everyone early just so we could have time to spend leisurely. I wish they stayed longer.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
@YrNemo My little ones are 11 and 9 now. They find all kinds of goodies to use and play with in their daddy’s old room. They also join in with the adults or use their phones and portable gaming devices. Things have changed since I was a kid. lol
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@YrNemo (20255)
29 Nov 19
@DianneN gatherings with young children are the worst. Little kiddies often could only bear each other for a couple of hours, after that, one could begin to hear 'go away, you go home, this is mine' ... then the tears, the crying etc..
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@Tina30219 (81921)
• Onaway, Michigan
29 Nov 19
Glad to hear you had a great Thanksgiving we did as well. We enjoyed our dinner then after dinner we took care of the food then had our dessert and watched home alone while eating our dessert
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@Tina30219 (81921)
• Onaway, Michigan
30 Nov 19
@DianneN Me as well we watch it every year at Thanksgiving time.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Thank you! I’m glad you also had a great Thanksgiving. I loved Home Alone!!!
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
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@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Nov 19
I am glad you had a good time and enjoyed Thanksgiving. Just my grandson showed up and he is 21 and full of life.
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@jstory07 (139697)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Nov 19
@DianneN We did. He beat me in the game Need for speed.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
Thank you! I am positive you had a fabulous time with your grandson visiting for Thanksgiving.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
@jstory07 I don’t know that game, but will look it up. Sounds like fun!
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@LeaPea2417 (37351)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Nov 19
I am glad you all had a special time. I had a great time with my immediate family, good food and conversation.
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@LeaPea2417 (37351)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Nov 19
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
That’s wonderful. We are both so lucky to have such wonderful families.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
29 Nov 19
I am glad you had such a wonderful day in the good company of all your family.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
30 Nov 19
@DianneN We had a busy Friday and we decided to stay at home for dinner, we needed to relax.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Thank you. I was exhausted today, but happy to be going out for Friday date night.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
@LadyDuck That’s fine, too!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50249)
• United States
29 Nov 19
It sounds like a marvelous day.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50249)
• United States
29 Nov 19
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Any day with the kids and family is always marvelous! Thank you!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Nov 19
What a nice Thanksgiving Day you had. I saw the Macy's parade in the news. the crowd was very thick.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Thank you! It’s always a thick crowd, but they saw the parade from a window in a building of a friend.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Nov 19
@DianneN it is great that you have seen the parade up close. An uncle said that the Macy's parade is the biggest thing there.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
@Alexandoy Your uncle was right. I didn’t see it, though.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
29 Nov 19
@DianneN So glad you have such a loving close-knit family. I am sorry about your sister-in-law and her cancer. Glad you had a great time and sorry it is over this year. I love the flowers in the picture.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Many thanks. My sister-in-law is on the mend. Apparently, she had the most treatable kind. All the preparation and it was over in the blink of an eye. The flowers are very unusual to me. Love them!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
29 Nov 19
@DianneN I am so glad she is on the mend and has a treatable kind. You are welcome.
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@seema55 (334)
29 Nov 19
Beautiful flowers
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Thank you! They are so unique.
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@seema55 (334)
30 Nov 19
@DianneN good morning dear
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
@seema55 Good morning to you! I’m going to bed now.
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@shaggin (72131)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Wow 9 hours of visiting. I wouldn’t want to be at my moms house that long . That’s so awesome you all get along so well. I have to say the food I made for Thanksgiving was as always a lot better then my moms.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
. We all get along so well. If my grandson didn’t have a hockey game early today in New Jersey, they would have spent the weekend. I think we all become better cooks than our parents.
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@marguicha (222989)
• Chile
29 Nov 19
When family is close miracles happen. I have a wonderful family and although we don´t celebrate Thanksgiving in our country, we get together very often.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
You are right about that. Miracles do happen when we are with our loved ones, no matter the occasion.
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• United States
29 Nov 19
I'm glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We also had a day of family and food. I'm feeling very blessed
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
We are both blessed having such loving and close families.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
30 Nov 19
Sounds like the perfect day! You are all so blessed!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
And I’m so thankful and grateful for each and every blessing. Thank you, Claudia.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
29 Nov 19
I'm so glad you had a wonderful day. It was just my husband and me for our Thanksgiving.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Thank you. I know, and hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.
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@ExplorewtMe (6332)
• Nairobi, Kenya
29 Nov 19
It's great that you had enjoyed your day.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
30 Nov 19
Thank you!
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