Yay happy Thanksgiving!

Well that went well!
Mother & brother were only 2 hrs late which is pretty good.... Good amount of snackiness and played some Trivial Pursuit... I was tied for first when we stopped. Started preheating the oven, only to find out my mom had put the hors d'oevres back in without telling me, so they got a little burned but we were done with them anyhow, so no harm done. (We're calling them Indians-in-Papooses since it's Thanksgiving... later on, my brother observed that they must have been Blackfoots... I love my family)

Anyhow, my mom was a great help in the kitchen, and together we juggled everything and managed to have it all ready at the same time... woohoo! Quite an accomplishment.... nothing got burned, nothing needed more time... it was great. It was yummm and not too many leftovers... some corn,some of the pistachio-marshmallow salad, some sweet potatoes, and yummm punkin roll. But it's all in the 1-2 serving range, which is perfect. No real bickering, it was just all enjoyable and nice. And mom & me whooped the boys at hands & feet during dessert.

Tomorrow, they are going to fix the little dent on my car... this is also cool. I think I will try to decide how I want to rearrange the living room for Christmas. I also want a few serving tray/entertaining things that I realized I don't have... woohoo xmas list ideas!

I also need to start on the sachets... if I have time tomorrow I may decide what materials I want to use and start on the cutting. Still need to pick up potpourri stuff. Don't think I want to try and shop for anything tomorrow though...

I feel all content and satisfied... I did not expect today to go so smoothly and without problems...

What I'm thankful for.....

Family, and friends.

Being able to follow my dreams, whatever they may be.

Having Nate in my life. We don't always exist in a microcosm of joy and love, but we do most of the time, and I've never regretted choosing to spend the rest of my life with him. Put simply, I love him beyond measure. And more importantly, we're good for each other, we complement one another, we bring out the best in each other; we complete each other.

My life, which has been a blessed one. For the most part, I should be a spoiled girl - I've gotten everything that I've ever really wanted. Yes, there have been bad things in my life - things that weren't fair, things I didn't deserve, things I could have done without - but I really do believe in a kind of karma, and in balance. If you balance what I've bought with what I've paid, I've gotten a pretty good deal out of life so far.

Good or bad, wrong or right... I'm thankful for it all. Not everyone gets the chance to.

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Stolen from missmorte and roisnoir

Current Mood: Happy
Current Taste: cream cheese frosting
Current Hair: down
Current Dress: sweater & slacks
Current Grievance: My Mother in law is back in the hospital... just in time for the holidays :(
Current Annoyance: My computer desk is a mess.
Current Smell: clove, from this morning's shower
Current Stupid Musing: I need a muse...
Current Longing: For things that take time to happen already (did I mention I'm impatient sometimes?)
Current Game: Was playing Bounce Out but not anymore
Current thing I ought to be doing: taking my sweetheart to bed
Current Windows Open: LiveJournal client, IE open to livejournal... can you spell addict?
Current Desktop Picture: Ninjai in a shaft of sunlight
Current Favorite Artist: Hmmm... Boutillier-Brown prolly
Current Favorite Group: Oh I don't know... Violent Femmes is good.
Current Book: Nothing really... I've been reading small chunks from a variety of favorites, but not really reading anything from the beginning.
Current CDs in stereo: Just about all of them.
Current DVD in player: Empty
Current Color of Toenails: Green... just on the big toes... I need to redo them soon
Current Earrings: none
Current Refreshment: after all that food? no more refreshing needed tonight...
Current Worry: That I am misreading signals.
Current Malicious Intent: ummm... I don't think I have any maliciousness right now.
Current Misguided Opinion: That no one I love is going to die (keep your realism, I want optimism)
Current Crush: hmmm... well I was dreaming of someone, but I don't know if I'd call it a crush yet.
Current Favorite Celebrity: You know, I'm not much for celebrities.
Current Time: The clock says 9:50 - it's off but I forget by how much or which way.
Current Hate: Hmm... I don't think hate is really part of my life, happily.