Day of Thanks

11/26/2015

Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you've all had a fantastic day filled with loved ones and tables full of good food!

We've had a wonderful day here at our house, though not quite what we've been used to in the past. I think one of the biggest changes was the fact that it was 80 degrees today! We're normally in closed shoes and jackets by Thanksgiving in New York, but today I was in a tank top and flip flops! It was beautiful out!

We started out the morning in our usual fashion, by watching Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Also as usual, I teared up when the parade started and when the Rockettes performed. I think I have overactive tear ducts or something... I cry over everything!

My mom cooked a beautiful turkey, and the mashed potatoes came out amazingly (if I do say so myself). We kept waiting for something to go wrong, but nothing ever did. I can remember years when the turkey never finished cooking so we ended up with a Thanksgiving feast full of side dishes only. I've screwed up the potatoes before, and usually the gravy overflows all over the stove as it cooks. Yet somehow, nothing bad happened today.

I'm thankful for a lot of things this year, and I thought I would share some of those things here...

I'm thankful for:

My family, and the fact that we're all happy and healthy, even if we're not all together. I'm very lucky to be part of such an incredible group of people.
My friends, who continue to be there for me, even if we're states apart. I miss you all, but I'm so glad that we can keep in contact and remain in each others' lives.
My brother, with whom I've been talking for the past few weeks after almost a year of no contact. I haven't mentioned him in a while, but I'm thankful to have him back in my life in some capacity.
My new job, which I'm so excited to start in just two weeks! I'm thrilled to become part of the Disney family!
The success of my first book, which happily surprises me everyday. It's officially the start of the Christmas season after today, so don't forget to buy your copy of "A Christmas For Toys!"
Inspiration for my novel, which happened to hit me after dinner tonight. Most people sit down and watch football or something after Thanksgiving dinner, but I apparently write a book while I'm waiting for dessert. I finished another chapter and I'm getting so close to my goal of finishing the first draft by 2016!

I hope that you've all enjoyed a wonderful holiday and have as much to be thankful for as I do. If you'd like to share anything that you're thankful for this year, I'd love to hear about it in the comments.

Thank you so much for your continued support! I look forward to sharing more stories about my experience with foster care, and hopefully hearing from readers who have questions or similar stories to share. I'm always willing to answer questions and hear about other experiences! Please don't forget to like and share my Facebook author page as well!

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Thanks!
Taylor

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My family has been doing foster care since I was three years old. I'm the only biological child in my family, though I now have five permanent siblings. Having nineteen siblings over the course of my lifetime has been an incredible experience, and I'm hoping that by sharing some of the ups and downs of being the only bio kid in a foster family, other foster families or people looking into doing foster care will be able to learn a bit of what life can be like. I also like to share what life is like on my journey to becoming a published author, as well as where my schooling and career choice are taking me.

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