The night before Thanksgiving

This Thanksgivng Tom has alot to be thankful for, even though the worst had happened just 7 months ago. He won't be mentioning any of these during tomorrow's dinner with his parents and sisters, no, it won't be appropriate. But he will tonight, because tonight is reserved for Jane and himself.

He is thankful for the camera he got a few years ago as a graduation present, it takes great videos in addition to nice crisp pictures.

He is thankful for the Chili's at main street, it's right between his office and Jane's shop, so they could meet up for lunch almost everyday.

He is thankful for the numerous videos he had taken of Jane during lunch in the past few years. From shying away to sauce dripping off her mouth, for whatever reasons he got gigabytes of them.

The plate is set and the napkins are stacked. Tom puts on ESPN and mutes it. He takes the ribs out of the oven, unwraps the foil and places them on the dining table between his plate and his laptop, which has those lunch videos playing in a loop. Jane died of a renal failure 7 months ago. But Tom is thankful for the chance to share with her their favorite baby back ribs once again, this night before Thanksgiving.