Thanksgiving

I spent today eating incredible food and visiting with family I haven’t seen in a long time.

I spent this evening down the road at the childhood home of one of my best friends from school. (the other gay one…) He spent the day with his mother and her new husband.

I almost hate the fact that I almost can’t tell five years have passed between us. It is so comforting to feel him so close and real in my thoughts, but that same mental closeness aids in me not being so quick to stay in physical contact with him… or everyone else for that matter…

But still, Steve will be at Rick and Becky’s tomorrow night also. I can’t wait.

Now… onto the thankful post. I meant to start the day with it. That was before the day was lost to a giant, well-fed whirl…

I suppose I have already posted my thanks yesterday.

Most noticeably, I am thankful for the chance to meet someone whose life experiences have to mine that I know he ‘gets’ me and my resulting weirdness. Also that in the same moment, that I now understand exactly how fortunate I have been and how much more so everything could have. And finally, I am thankful that my experience was close enough to his to offer him the same in return. A part of me feels that I shouldn’t be able to do that, but I understand exactly how much so I can…