Honestly, this Thanksgiving had to be the best one to date. I don't think I've had more fun and connected so much more with my family members than any other time. First things first, I want to say thank you to them; to all my cousins and their families. They're an extra special part of what makes any celebration awesome. And yeah, we might be further apart in age, but the connection is still there. And there are gaps in time when I don't see them, but when we do reconnect, it's as though time never passed and we get back right where we left off. And that's truly the beauty of family.

I even had the chance to spend time with my cousin's baby Lorenzo. Now I might be being biased here, but in my opinion he has to be one of the most adorable babies I've ever seen and he's grown so much since the last time I saw him. I was also happy to spend time with my cousin Caryn. At first we weren't sure if she was going to be coming to Thanksgiving, but we were lucky to have her over and spend time with her.

What made this Thanksgiving extra special, though, was that fact that my older brother Anthony was able to be here and spend it with us. Before these past few months, it had been two years since we had all last seen him because he's been traveling through different countries around the world, doing photography and videography while giving travel advice to anyone wanting to travel on a small budget. I'm so happy be his younger sister and I am so proud of all his accomplishments. We will be saying goodbye to him for another two years while he moves to New Zealand and, even though it makes me so sad to say goodbye to him, I'm able to accept his leaving because of how proud I am of him and how much I support him following his dreams. And I am grateful for the amount of time we've been able to spend with him.

All in all, I've loved this Thanksgiving, I love my family and any new member of the family, and I'm thankful for everything and everyone in my life. And to anyone reading this article I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving. I hope it was just as fulfilling, if not more.