Gratitude

THANKFUL: conscious of benefit received. expressive of thanks. THANKS: expression of gratitude. THANKSGIVING: the act of giving thanks. a prayer expressing gratitude. the 4th Thursday in November observed as a legal Holiday for giving thanks for divine goodness. These are the definitions from the "Webster's New Explorer Dictionary".

The Best Times of Thanksgiving

The best times of Thanksgiving is the growing excitement and joyful emotions that Thanksgiving brings, the intense appetite that leads up to the Thanksgiving dinner, and the enjoyable company of the family. Being around the Holidays with the family is the best. I know some kids would disagree but they're views don't matter on this blog cuz it's MY blog!!!! There's just an atmostphere of family when November and December come around. October is a good one but that's more for like friends and such to go and have small parties and all that but November and December are 100% family months to me.

Thanksgiving Food

My favorite Thanksgiving food: mashed potatoes and turkey juice gravy, turkey, egg nog and rolls. Thanksgiving dinner is always worth-while. I love the smell in the morning when mom starts cooking the turkey and gravy. This year on Thanksgiving morning i was sleeping in the living room because Nate was here for the Holiday. It had to have been around 5ish or so and i heard Mom in the kitchen starting her journey to making the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. A few hours later i woke to the aroma of spices, meat, olives, gravy and the heat from the oven was also included. This post is about the food so i'm gonna skip to DINNER!!!!! O my gosh, my first reach was for the mashed potatoes and gravy. I LOVE mashed potatoes and gravy. My mom makes the best gravy and this year it was from the "neck" part of the turkey and it's juices ^-^ (I've learned this sign from Josh F.) Anyways, dinner was great, everyone was there eating together and passing food around. I only had one plate and was FULL!!!!! A few hours later i had some more but by the time Friday came i was STILL stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner. D-E-L-I-CIOUS!!!!!!

10 Things I'm Grateful For

1. family- parents, support, reunions, acceptance, sacrifice & unconditional love
2. music- Avril Lavigne, Leona Lewis, The Veronicas, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Akon, Rihanna, PCD, Plumb, Natasha Bedingfield, Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Kathrine Mcphee, Josh Groban, Jordan Sparks, Jojo, Celine Dion, Fergie, Don Omar, Chris Brown, and Cascada.
3. talent- writing, coloring, drawing, in-depth thinking, singing and dancing
4. education- school, teachers, libraries, staff, fellow students, books, words, intelligence, financial aid, develope, growth & open minds
5. freedom- soldiers, sacrifice, determination, leaders, bravery/courage, dedication, patriotic attitude & the past
6. friends- Courts, Leah, Todd, Nate, Jen, & K
7. food- shrimp, chinese, cheese, chicken, steak, pasta, salsa, sour cream, pickles, cherries, bananas, & grapes.
8. good health- high immune system, straight teeth, health insurance, doctors, dentists, gynocologists, medicine doctors, breast cancer support, hiar for cancer donations, and therapists.
9. coloring books- Disney, Transformers, animals, anime, and TV shows
10. video games- Final Fantasy 7, 8, X-12, Kingdom Hearts 1, Rayman, Halo 1&2, Japanese, and fighting.

November: Thanksgiving Time

November is here and it's the month of being thankful....well everyday should be like this but for some reason everyone is more thankful around this month. It's weird. Anyways this is my Holiday blog so yeah that's why it's gonna be changing :) Let's see what November has in store of us. November is also the time for Fall and all the pretty browns, golds, falling leaves, autumn air, turkeys, candles, colder weather, the "memories" atmosphere of the days of HP figurines and so forth.