Very sorry to read about your mom. 💞

I'm so sorry for your loss. I've been there. ~hug~

My mother-in-laws first Christmas without her mother was a very hard one. She figured the best remedy was to get the whole family together so she sent us tickets to fly from WA to VA. We spent 2 weeks there having a blast. She was grateful to have the company. She died in 2014 and my husbands first Christmas without her was a hard one. I suggested that all of the brothers..(my husband is the oldest of three..no sisters) get together and celebrate their mother's life by talking about all the impact she made on everyone around her. It helped all of them get through that first year. Sometimes the best way to combat missing someone close to you is to surround yourself with the people that are still here that you care about.

I'm sorry for your loss.

<3

Sorry for your mom. My grandma died about one week before, so I know how it feels right now. In Romania we have a custom of having a memorial service and dinner that's done 40 days after someone dies, and in this case the whole thing was held at my grandma's apartment. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Romania, but my grandma's dinners were always the closest things we got as kids to what we saw in American movies as the typical "Thanksgiving" - turkey (my grandma loved turkey and was a great cook) and just hanging out as a family. It somehow seems fitting that the last one almost coincided with Thanksgiving. I'll miss her.

May your mother rest in peace <3

I'm so sorry for your mom, rest in piece *internet hugs*

So sorry about your mom, but lucky to have many years of loving memories. And you must be very grateful for that special invitation to Dinner. What a great way to say "Thanks".