Well I guess it is about time I actually start using this blog that I created a few months ago. So....here goes:
Have you ever thought about how ironic Thanksgiving is?
I mean, think about it. It is a holiday that is meant to be spent giving thanks for all the blessings that we have. It's a time to look upon and be grateful for all the things that make our life wonderful.
Instead, we slave for hours in the kitchen with growing amounts of stress ready to boil over if everything does not turn out just like a "Martha Stewart" Thanksgiving. Through this stress, tension runs high. After all of that hard work, everyone sits down to eat. A meal that took several hours to prepare only takes a few minutes to be consumed. Then, for hours after that, you sit around feeling as though you are about ready to explode.
That's not all my friends. It gets better! Starting at midnight crazed shoppers go on the hunt for their next big purchase, hoping to find items that they probably don't need to fill their homes with. I must admit, my mom and I were among these insane people this year. We stood there watching as person after person lined up. We laughed, saying things like, "those people are crazy." Yet, we too were out there, in the cold, at midnight, laughing at these people for this very same act.
After half an hour went by and the line all but getting smaller and closer to the checkout, we finally decided to ditch our stuff and go home to bed. I don't know if I have ever felt so silly in my life. After we had just laughed at these people for waiting in line, we were the ones that had gone out at midnight, waited there, we even found things we wanted,waited so more, and after all that, we decided to just go home to bed. WOW!
Now as I sit here with my eyes forcing themselves to stay awake, I realize just what Thanksgiving is about. It was not about the food, waiting in lines, or buying things that I don't need. But for me, I had shared some funny moments with my family and my mom. We shared a lot of memories and loads of laughter. Through it all, I found a greater love for the crazy awesome family that I have. I am thankful for them in my life. I am thankful that they won't judge me for doing weird crazy things. I am thankful that they participate with me in doing weird crazy things. And most of all, I am glad that they are mine, forever.
