Give Thanks - Abundance

I am thankful that my family and I had such a wonderful Thanksgiving Day meal.  It all tasted amazing and there was enough for everyone to have their fill, something not everyone is lucky enough to have.

Seeing how today is Black Friday, I am thankful for living in a place of abundance where you can leave your home and go shopping for anything you want.  It is rare in this world. 

That said, I hate the materialistic nature of Black Friday.  I hate that people rush out with such greed and disregard for one another to grab up things they probably really don't need and can't afford.  Black Friday epitomizes a lot of what I think is wrong with our culture because we have no understanding of just how lucky we are in this world.  Greed is an unattractive quality in the end.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!  

I hope everyone has a warm place to spend it with good food and better company.

I've been drawn into the family fold again and headed home to the parentals' house.  This was also Jake's first time meeting my family.  I'm happy to say that everyone behaved themselves marvelously.  I've brought someone home before but never someone I cared this much about so I was a little nervous but I don't think it scared him off.  And I think the family liked him.  Good times all around.

I'll be thankful for that!

November- The Month of Thanks

November- the month of thanks.

Most of you who know me, know I'm not a huge fan of Thanksgiving the day.  First of all, I double the first Thanksgiving went down in such a lovey dove, let's-be-friends way.  Let's not forget the settling of European s in America wasn't exactly friendly.

Second, I don't like to eat that much.  I don't like eating until the point where I feel like I'm going to throw up.  I eat, I get full and I stop eating.  No need to push it.  Honestly I'd rather graze than sit down and eat a meal.  So having this huge meal of all these great foods I love is torture.  I have to eat tiny portions of everything and it kind of defeats the point.  Then for the rest of the week you can't eat anything but Thanksgiving food.  It just throws everything out of wack.

Third, I don't like cooking that much.  And I really don't like cooking just because I'm a woman, which I do feel like is an expectation for some people.  Hey, maybe I'd rather watch football despite my gender.

Anyway, that's all beside the point.  Whether or not I like Thanksgiving itself, I think it is a good thing to remember and acknowledge everything in life you are lucky to have and that you're thankful for.  So this month, I'm doing that.

In no particular order I'm going to highlight things and people I am thankful for.

Give Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

 Now I will admit it isn't my favorite holiday because I don't like to stuff myself, but it is good to remember what we are thankful for.  Over the past month I have seen people posting what they are thankful for and I have my own things I'm thankful for.

I am thankful for:

• My mom.  For all her hard work to help me in my life.
• My dad.  For helping me remodel my house.  I would never have been able to do that plumbing myself.
• My sister, Caitlin.  For giving me the best advice and being someone I can always talk to.
• My brother-in-law, Jak.  For being generous and always amusing.
• My older brother, Geoff.  For giving me a place to live even though I cramp his style.
• My younger brother, Riley.  For never ceasing to amaze me and making me proud I'm not the only English Literature major.
• My girl, Gerani.  For wearing her heart on her sleeve and teaching me to slow down and love.
• My boy, Whitman.  For always making me laugh and for all his darling personality.
• My kittenface, Theo.  For being my snuggle muffin.
• My best friend, Kathleen.  For being my second half and loving me just the same.
• My best friend, Caitlin.  For being my oldest friend, best roommate and incredible travel buddy.
• My LD friends, you know who you are.  For finally making me feel like I have a group to belong to and who I can be myself with.
• My LD partner, Astrid.  For being someone I can geek out with.
• My mentor, Angie.  For giving me something to inspire to and for helping me find the right path to get where I want to go.
• My extended family.  For giving my family the greatest foundation.
• My personal strength.  I am thankful for being who I am and having the strength to be okay with that.
• My day job.  I am thankful to have one and that I can support myself.
• My training job.  I am thankful to be realizing my dream a step at a time.
• My rescue work.  For doing my part to change the lives of dogs in need.
• This great country.  For being a citizen of one of the greatest countries in the world.  I am also thankful for all the soldiers that fight for it.
• For all the small things that I can never remember but that I am thankful for everyday.

I hope you all have an incredible meal with the people you love.  Take a minute to think of the things you are grateful for.