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I like it when groups of people on thanksgiving go around the table and say what they are thankful for. I know that many families have this tradition but my family does not. I do wish that my family did, but I also feel that we are thankful for many things that aren’t necessarily vocalized. Every year though as I’m cooking I go through everything I’m thankful for in my head. The normal “I am thankful for a roof over my head, food on the table, loved ones around me, health, knowledge, pumpkin pie, etc” are my first thoughts. As I get deeper into cooking I start to realize that the first few things I listed are things I take for granted and that I’m not necessarily thankful for at all. They are a given like how my family fails to vocalizes thanks on thanksgiving. I want to start saying how thankful I am to have a close, loving family, to be able to go to school, to have the ability to no go hungry, and all that good stuff but I also wish to not become a sap. Being a sap would kill my image, not that my image really matters but I like to think it does occasionally. I believe though that even acknowledging that I want to be more thankful for the givens in life is a step in the right direction.
Side-note: In the car tonight I started my list of what I am thankful for, I was surprised that one of the first few thoughts that popped into my head was “I am thankful for unexpected romances.” I know it is cheesy but I don’t care, I’m pretty sure that I’ve killed my punk-ass image in the past two weeks anyway.
It is almost turkey day! I’m so excited! Oh my god, all the food.. I can’t wait! I’m also excited about the gathering at my parent’s place, there is going to be about 15 people around the table. Even all day today I was giddy about thanksgiving. Tim kept asking me why I was smiling or laughing and for the most part it was my excitement for tomorrow. I wish I could get this excited about Christmas.
