I am thankful for my relatively good health, family and friends, and all the many blessings that have been bestowed upon me my entire life. “ I have so much to be thankful for… I am thankful to work for such a caring and generous corporation and with all the great talent that is assembled here. I’m looking forward to a bright 2021.” –Carrie Good old fashion phone calls have gone up this year, and I appreciate that someone is always on the other line to give me advice, listen to me vent, or help me work through a challenge. Even though I can’t see them as much as I’d like, it’s comforting to know they are always there. But like every year, I’m thankful for friends and family. I’ve learned that there are friends and there are FRIENDS, and I’ve never been more thankful to know I have the latter.” -Krista 2020 has challenged me in new ways, and I can’t imagine overcoming some of the toughest moments without having had support. “ I’m thankful for good friends, near and far. And I’m also beyond grateful for my two little fur monsters.” -Erin And I’m super humbled and honored to have a small but fierce quaranteam that is strong and filled with love and incredible hugs. I appreciate the resilience I learned at a very young age which has helped me through this time. All of these things remind me I am alive and every day I have the choice to simply exist or to live my life. I’m thankful for every breath, every step, every win, every loss. I’m grateful for their hugs, their jokes, their tears, their annoying and endearing habits, their hellos and goodbyes.
I am extremely grateful for all the humans in my life and every single second I get to spend with others. This Thanksgiving is all about the lessons learned this year.
Being single and childless has been extremely hard this year - the isolation is overwhelming and the lack of human interaction is heartbreaking. But this year, because of everything happening in the world, I’ve thought less about the past and more about the present. There’s a lot of loss in my family that makes Thanksgiving memories really sad. “ For me, Thanksgiving is a hard holiday. There’s a lot to be thankful for, too many things to list.” -Camille I’m thankful to have a job, even on the busiest of days. I’m thankful to have a yard, where I can escape to for fresh air. I’m thankful for my kids, even when they’re driving me crazy. I’m thankful to have a wonderful, supportive husband, who helped deliver our second child into the world back in April. “ Every year at Thanksgiving, we talk about what we’re thankful for but this year has really put it into perspective. And, as crazy as it sounds, this pause in life was actually a really nice way for us to reconnect. They’ve been a massive support system for me during the pandemic. “ It might sound cliche, but this year in particular I’m thankful for my parents. We polled Cutliners to get their take on things they’re grateful for and that have inspired them in this absolute rollercoaster of a year.