So it's here!! Happy Turkey Day to everyone!
My family is celebrating in a very relaxed way. The Patriots Game is on, the Turkey is in the oven and momma is stiching. It's actually kind of a normal day in the Sherman/Ridder house, minus the huge bird cooking in the oven. Yum. I am just thankful to be home.
Honestly, I hardly know what to do with myself when I am here for more than a day if I'm not working. It's raining and cold out, so doing anything outside isn't really an option. We watched the Parade which is probably the only nostaligic part of Thanksgiving I have left after moving out of Massachusetts.It's also snowing pretty much everywhere else in the state of Missouri except for here, which is incredibly lame... But I am just thankful to be here, relaxing for a change.
As I was lazily roaming websites this morning I came across an article thanks to Jamo, that was posted on the Huffington Post website which discusses the effects of video games (and distracting sites like facebook) that our making our generations and our children dumb. I completely agree... I am often distacting by websites like facebook, which in all honestly does nothing for me but waste my time, distract me, and make me more scatter brained. I seriously think I could blame that for the fact that I wished two people happy birthday today instead of Happy Thanksgiving. If I didn't use facebook to put pictures up or keep in touch with the rest of my family, I would seriously consider deleting it.
So me new resolution for the rest of the year is to drastically cut down on the time I spend on Facebook, Twitter, and just the computer in general. As I have said before, I LOVE social media, I love my computer and I love the internet, but I am going to drastically change how I use it. Spend more time focusing on life, research, new jobs possibilites, instead of posting pictures and statuses. That's my resolution!
So today, on the one day of the year you HAVE to find something to be thankful for, I am going to be thankful for life. Thankful for the fact that I am young, and I have time to change my life, to make things better, to give back to those who have worked so hard for me. I have time to decide what I want to do with my life next, to make big decisions that don't need to be made yet. I have time to live out the rest of my senior year, with my best friends and sisters. I have a healthy wondeful family who will make fun of me for blogging instead of watching the Patriots game (because that means I'm not a real fan apparently... even though the PATs SUCK today... come on boys) I am thankful for my education, for the food I will eat later with my family, for the job I will work tomorrow, and the one I will work when I return to school. For the boyfriend who lives 4 hours away, who loves me regardless of my flaws. For the fact that I might know change in my life, but I don't really know hard loss, and my family and friends and loved ones are all safe and with family today. I am thankful for friends who live far away who don't let go of friendships, even if it's harder to stay in touch than it used to be.
I am thankful for my life. This crazy, wonderful whirlwind of a life that I live, Sometimes it's hard, but for the most part, I love the path I have been traveling on. Regardless of how bumpy it gets I hope I remember that!
What are you thankful for today, on this Thanksgiving day?
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