Happy Turkey Day!!!
My mom moved the laptop downstairs today so whenever one of us wanted to use the computer, we'd still be all together. So, I'm sitting at the kitchen table, my mom literally just announced that the turkey is about done (and it smells sooooooooooo good!), I peeled the potatos and set them to cooking a half hour ago so they should be just about done, oh - and James Bond is on in the background! It's a good day! My dad is in the family room watching football and getting hungry, and my grandma is sitting at the table talking about something she's reading (I'm so mean sometimes, but I have a limited amount of patience, and she's gotten so much ditzier lately).
This morning we woke up too early to go to church, and chatted with people there, including the old pastor who has become absolutely hilarious since retiring ten-odd years ago. Then we picked up my grandma on the way home and made the stuffing and all that stuff. And since then, just waiting, chatting a bit, looking at all the millions of ads for sales starting tomorrow - for all the Christmas shopping. And also, we all took our turns chatting with my brother and grandpa on the phone.
And the food smells soooooooo good, did I mention that?! I can't wait to have mashed potatos and stuffing!!! And the dark meat of the turkey!!!
And now, because this holiday isn't all about food, here are some of the many things that I'm thankful for:
- my mom, who is amazing in so many ways and loves me beyond unconditionally, just as I love her
- my dad, whose certain looks can just melt my heart and make me so proud of the man who he has become
- James and Emma, my sweetest kittens who are my angels of happiness!
- my brother, who has shared so many life experiences with me and who is a part of me
- my grandpa and grandma - although I can only take them in relatively short doses, I adore them completely
- my wonderful friends, who are all so different and so special in their own ways, and who make my life so much more complete and wonderful, and who wouldn't love me the way they do if I wasn't special, too :)
- all the people who I work with, who are so unique and such wonderful characters and people. I have learned so much from them. I'm especially thankful for The Meat, who is one of the most wonderful and complex people who I know, and for The Italian Chef, who has invited me into her life and also provides me with endless entertainment. And even though I don't technically still work with her, Florida is also on this list and is one of the best people I know.
- my comfortable apartment to where I can retreat
- and there are so many other things that I could think of, from little to small, but my mom has asked me twenty times now to set the table, so my final thing that I'm thankful for right now: I'm thankful for me being me, and how I've become me, and for the path that I continue to be able to take toward becoming even better!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow blogger friends!!!!
This morning we woke up too early to go to church, and chatted with people there, including the old pastor who has become absolutely hilarious since retiring ten-odd years ago. Then we picked up my grandma on the way home and made the stuffing and all that stuff. And since then, just waiting, chatting a bit, looking at all the millions of ads for sales starting tomorrow - for all the Christmas shopping. And also, we all took our turns chatting with my brother and grandpa on the phone.
And the food smells soooooooo good, did I mention that?! I can't wait to have mashed potatos and stuffing!!! And the dark meat of the turkey!!!
And now, because this holiday isn't all about food, here are some of the many things that I'm thankful for:
- my mom, who is amazing in so many ways and loves me beyond unconditionally, just as I love her
- my dad, whose certain looks can just melt my heart and make me so proud of the man who he has become
- James and Emma, my sweetest kittens who are my angels of happiness!
- my brother, who has shared so many life experiences with me and who is a part of me
- my grandpa and grandma - although I can only take them in relatively short doses, I adore them completely
- my wonderful friends, who are all so different and so special in their own ways, and who make my life so much more complete and wonderful, and who wouldn't love me the way they do if I wasn't special, too :)
- all the people who I work with, who are so unique and such wonderful characters and people. I have learned so much from them. I'm especially thankful for The Meat, who is one of the most wonderful and complex people who I know, and for The Italian Chef, who has invited me into her life and also provides me with endless entertainment. And even though I don't technically still work with her, Florida is also on this list and is one of the best people I know.
- my comfortable apartment to where I can retreat
- and there are so many other things that I could think of, from little to small, but my mom has asked me twenty times now to set the table, so my final thing that I'm thankful for right now: I'm thankful for me being me, and how I've become me, and for the path that I continue to be able to take toward becoming even better!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow blogger friends!!!!
