Happy Thanksgiving!

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There is so much to be grateful for on this lovely day: My wonderful husband, my beautiful family, great friends, an awesome ward, and a LOVING God. But, the thing I am most grateful for today is that I am done with my first trimester, I have an appetite, and I can enjoy mounds of heavenly FOOD on this blessed day! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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