Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Anniversary

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  This is my 6th year in the United States.  Technically, my 6th year anniversary was on November 25, but I was working so I did not have time to blog about it.  Anyways, I arrived in Michigan on November 25, 2008, my first time to experience a cold weather and see the snow.  I cannot forget my feeling of excitement.  Everything was new to me that very day.  First time I wore a coat, a thick coat, that is.  First time to ride a car where I did not have to sit in the back.  First time I met Duchess in person.  I could only see her on camera when my husband and I were still dating online.  I fell in love with her before I did with my husband.  She was such a lovely girl.  Duchess was my husband's cat and the moment I saw her and touched her fur, I said to myself, "OMG, this is real!" We miss her every single day.  Though, we have 14 cats now, my husband and I cannot help but think how nice it would be if Duchess is still around and watching these other cats and how crazy these cats could get.

Duchess was an indoor-outdoor kitty.

A few days before the flight to the U.S.

I had tiny skin tags on my face.  It was embarrassing.  I started having those in college.  My grandmother and my mother has it, too.  It runs in the family, I guess?  Fortunately, it's gone now and that facial treatment did not leave any scars on my face, also, I gained my confidence back. 

Our wedding picture.

We got married in January.  It was snowing, I think there was a blizzard.  I said, "No wedding gown for me nor a dress.  I cannot go out in a crazy weather like that." I remember, I was always under the electric blanket because it was too cold.  I was crying in the bathroom and wanting to go back to the Philippines.  It was freezing to death.  I could feel the chill down to my bone marrow.  It was that bad.  Now, who needs the electric blanket? Ha! It still freezing for me but I can handle it now.

I know I have my first Thanksgiving picture but I cannot find it.  I must have saved it somewhere.  I am going to post it here once found.  Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Give thanks not just today but everyday.