What a year, ya know? Hasn’t it been one for the ages? Happy Thanksgiving, my friend. Our holiday, like that of many other families today, will look a little different than usual. It’s just me, El Hub, Coycoy and Rosie Posie today, with the rest of our family joining via Facetime and Zoom throughout the day. We’re definitely blessed to have the technology to make things like this year’s remote holiday possible.
We sent care packages with snacks, cards and artwork to our parents, and we’ve been “hanging out” with them on Facetime while they’ve snacked on the cookies and sugar-free candies we sent. I was chatting with a friend the other day, and she and her mom baked a pie together on Facetime… How cool is that? Even though virtual meetups aren’t the same as being able to hug our loved ones (not even close!), food still brings us together.
One of the things I’ve been trying to teach Connor this year is that nothing is ever lost from being generous, and I think the lesson finally hit home with the big ol’ box of persimmons my mom sent me a few weeks ago. We had too many to eat by ourselves, so Connor and I put them in brown paper bags with notes and delivered them to friends and neighbors. At first Connor was worried that we would give all of them away and wouldn’t have enough for ourselves, but I told her to not fret about it, because we already had more than enough, and the act of giving would make us happier. And you know what? It did. We visited with friends we hadn’t seen in a while (good for the soul), and some of our buddies were kind enough to drop off other goodies for us to enjoy in return (including more persimmons!).
Even if you and I haven’t met in person before, you have a virtual spot at our Thanksgiving table. Of course, our house is a little messy and chaotic…but it’s filled with love. I’ve poured lots of it into MBB over the last almost 14 years (!). It’s been A LOT of cats 🐱 and makeup, and silliness, and I hope it has fed your spirit like it has fed mine.
Happy Thanksgiving, sweet girl. ❤️ Thank you for keeping me company. Love you. Have a wonderful day!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Jennifer Emmett says
November 26th, 2020 at 9:00 amI’m very glad to hear Connor picked up on the lesson, it’s a good reminder for me as well. I remember seeing the blog over the years. I’d be searching for a MAC swatch or a smoky eye look and I’m like dang, there’s that hot girl again… You’ve helped me with makeup, made me laugh with your jokes and inspired me to keep doing what I’m meant to do in life, help cats.
Rachel says
November 26th, 2020 at 9:16 amThat was a very touching post, Karen! Happy thanksgiving!
kellly says
November 26th, 2020 at 11:39 amDoing my “traditional” holiday of being alone but I’ve done so many by myself that they actually are traditional now. I fix the whole meal just for myself and it’s great because I don’t have to fix things I don’t like, I can put a whole bag of marshmallows on my sweet potatoes and nobody complains about anything!! 😁
Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃🍁
Linda says
November 26th, 2020 at 11:44 amHappy Thanksgiving 🍁 It has been some years. That’s a lovely lesson to teach your daughter. I’m packing up soap bars to donate to a local Nursing Home for the residents. It’s a way for me to give back a little.
Neha says
November 26th, 2020 at 12:09 pmKaren, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! Thank you for consistently sharing your adventures(cosmetic and other) with us and making me smile through your blog posts over the years.
Chelsea says
November 26th, 2020 at 12:50 pmHappy Thanksgiving to you and your family! What a sweet story. Z and I are cooking at home (I baked an apple crisp and have Japanese Milk bread dinner rolls in the oven), but we’re going to do a Zoom call with my family later. I took Hettie on a nice walk to the park while my rolls were doing their second prove.
florence says
November 27th, 2020 at 3:39 amHappy thanksgiving to you and all your family! Fur and human family of course!
Efra says
November 27th, 2020 at 9:46 amHappy belated Thanksgiving, I hope yesterday was a great day for everybody and I feel honored to be invited to your virtual Thanksgiving table.
Yesterday was interesting, because we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving; but yesterday I made a videocall to one of my best friends because she was feeling lovely in Boston. It was great.