Thanksgiving---What This Charlotte, NC. Realtor is Thankful For

Today is Thanksgiving Day. Traditionally a holiday we spend with our families. For most people it signifies the start of the "Holiday Season". For others it marks traditions with families that they look forward to each and every year. For others it is a time to reflect back and be grateful for what the year has brought......

This year, Thanksgiving has brought many emotions and meanings to me. Some I never gave much thought to in the past. Others that is new for the year. For me it has always been about being thankful for what I have. Growing up; I was always taught to be thankful for what you have because it was more than someone else had and wished they had. We also had the family traditions of getting together and celebrating the day as a family.

As i grew older I started to create my own traditions with my family. One thing i did was remember to be thankful for what i had and to teach my children the same; we would volunteer at the local soup kitchen and help with Thanksgiving dinner for those who did not have a family to go home to. Spreading a little love and smile into someone else life gives you a better appreciation of the one you have.

As a Realtor I have many things every year i am thankful for. I love my job and it shows. I enjoy meeting new people every year and making friendships that last a lifetime. I enjoy seeing the smile on someone’s face when at the closing table they have signed the last piece of paper and realize that they now own their first home. Helping someone realize the dream of owning their dream home or retirement home. The joy I get out of helping someone sell their home...The list goes on and on......

This Thanksgiving is a little different for me. In the past it has been a filled tradition of spending time with my family. For the children it signified the start of Christmas season as we have made it a tradition to put up our Christmas tree and begin the decorating for the holiday. But it has always been a day spent with my family. This is the first one that my dad will not be here for. I have been blessed to have a lot of good, no great years, with him and he has shaped me into the man I am today. Unfortunately, a long battle with cancer took him this past summer. It was a loss for me and my mother and sister and all that were blessed to know him. But it also made me realize this morning that he will not be there this year for the first time. Thus reinforcing the importance of my family in my life.

Take some time out of your busy day today and call or thank your family for being there with you...You do not know how long you have with them and cherish each and every moment together as a family...My dad used to say holidays, funerals and weddings were the only time our family all got together. Now this past two years have showed me that it is more important than ever to do it more often than that.

Today I am thankful for my family and my health and my ability to work and all the joy my friends and family bring into my life...So,from this charlotte realtor to you HAPPY THANKSGIVING.......

Dave diCecco
Realtor/Broker
Coldwell Banker United
www.davedicecco.com