We had a low-key Thanksgiving at my parents' house. Norah learned how to play chess with my dad, the girls discovered my dad's stash of extra post-it chart paper and played school, Abby did some baking with my sister, and Norah helped set up my mom's Christmas village. We also enjoyed a feast of delicious foods!
On November 16th on my way to work in the morning, I stopped to get gas and noticed my mom was calling. I was devastated to hear from her that my cousin Connor had been killed in a car accident. We were able to celebrate his life with family and his friends in Iowa the next week, and it was a beautiful service, but felt so unfair that we had to be doing this for someone who had only lived 21 years. We will always treasure the memories that we have of spending time with Connor, especially when he would come up and stay with us for a week during the summers when he was younger. He was so sweet with the girls, and really like an older brother to them. Connor will be forever missed.
