A Memorable Thanksgiving...

This past Thanksgiving was a memorable one to say the least. It's usually a fun time when the Shigios, our spouses, and families get together to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas (since we don't get to spend Christmas together). It's usually a time where all of the kids and grownups are running around and playing from morning to night. Unfortunately, this year was quite different. When Kevin, Tracy, Emma and Hannah arrived from Denver, the girls were running fevers and apparently had some type of stomach flu/virus. To make a long story short, the virus spread and affected all but my Mom, Joshie, Jayden and Lisa. It was pretty miserable there for a while. Fevers, aches, vomitting and (other things that I won't mention), dehydration, and so on. The worst part was seeing the little ones suffer, especially the ones that are usually full of energy, instead, they were lethargic and practically lifeless...it was awful.

It was especially sad because this was probably the last time that we'd all be together (at least for a while). Donnie, Lisa, Alex and Marisa recently moved to Colorado Springs. The cousins just adore each other and get along so well and usually get to enjoy each other fully, but, because of the illnesses, it just couldn't be done. Who knows this may have even been the last Thanksgiving that we'd be able to spend all together.

There was about a day in a half where we were able to have a little fun. On Thanksgiving day, some of us were getting better and Donnie and family weren't affected by the "bug" yet. On Friday, we were able to go bowling (minus Donnie since he came down with it that morning). By the time we got home, Alex and Marisa came down with the symptoms and worse...experienced dehydration and were taken to emergency!

We can't change anything and we couldn't help what happened but through it all, we can still be thankful for being able to be together and have at least a couple of pretty good days. Afterall, it could have been a lot worse, right?

Hope everyone else had a wonderful "Turkey Day"! Again, this will be a very very memorable Thanksgiving celebration.