In my last post I let everyone know that some really nice people that work at the hotel invited us to spend Thanksgiving with them. So this morning, we got up and did our laundry and got ready for them to come pick us up. About 1330 Sierra called and said she was almost here so we went and met her down at the front desk. From there we went to her house to pick up some food and then headed over to Jenna and Mike's house which is where we were going to spend the day. Once we got there we unloaded the food and then Sierra took off back to go pick up her roommate. We hit is off right way with everyone. It was as if all the stars were aligned or something and we were just the same kind of people, ya know?
Well, turns out Mike and Jenna had just moved to Montana about 1.5 months ago from Florida. Jenna also works at the hotel we were staying at in housekeeping. So it was nice for them also to be spending Thanksgiving with some new friends they had just met by her working at the hotel since they don't have any family here either. We were all just standing around in the kitchen talking about ourselves and what we did and where we were from and J was telling them we were from southern Colorado. Then Mike asked where in southern Colorado because he used to ski at Wolf Creek. We started lauging and said that we were from Pagosa Springs which is at the bottom of Wolf Creek pass where the ski area is. And he couldn't believe it. So he said "Do you know a guy named Lawrence from there?" Well, when you think about that question, it is really funny because everyone says that when they run into someone that has been to a place that they have, and the answer is always no. It was so wierd because J and I looked at each other and thought "No way...." and J says "Animal? Lawrence *****?" Mike was astonished and says, "Yeah, you know him? No way!!" So do you want to know what the wierdest thing is??? Lawrence is J's brother-in-law!!! Lawrence is married to J's sister Tanya!!! The rest of the night we just couldn't believe it. It was one of those things that when you both know a mutual person it is like you have known each other forever and you are the best of friends.
We had the best possible Thanksgiving, next to actually being with family. We came back to the hotel loaded up with food. Thank goodness there is a mini fridge and a microwave here so we can warm it all up. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving today and I hope you all remember what you are thankful for. I for one and thankful for my husband, my family and the incredible kindness of strangers during this holiday season.
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