Thanksgiving

Normally I'm not too excited to celebrate Thanksgiving. I love to see my family, but being a vegetarian I just don't get into the Thanksgiving spirit. I find "I'm thankful for..." facebook statuses annoying. Shouldn't we always show appreciation for those we love?

This time I'm going to be different though. Even though I've been more negative lately, I still want to be able to look at the glass half full. And I have a lot on my mind about how lucky I really am. It just so happens to be Thanksgiving, so why not? Here goes...


In typical Thanksgiving fashion, I am thankful for my family. They have always supported me and I know they will continue to. I cannot give enough thanks for the countless times they have bent over backwards so I can do something fun. I am thankful for Brendan because he always makes me smile.

I am thankful for my friends, the new and the old. Thank you allowing me to be dramatic. Thank you for keeping me sane. And thank you for cleaning me up, both physically and mentally, in my less-than-stellar moments.

I am thankful for Dodger. You become more of a dog each day in your old age. Thank you for finally letting me pet you after all these years.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say thank you to all the people who have jaded me. You taught me to truly love and appreciate the people that genuinely care, and I am especially thankful for those people.

I am thankful for music. My brain wouldn't know how to handle life without someone else expressing the emotions I need expressed.

I am thankful for food. Especially the white kind that goes straight to my love handles. I am thankful for the people who eat the carbs with me. And that's what I'm going to do: eat some carbs with some awesome people.