"Gratitude"

So, Thanksgiving was two days ago. (I just thought I should start this post of with that reminder, since I'm sure most of you have spent the last 48 hours celebrating Pleasewanting, and might have forgotten already). I was not online to make the customary holiday post, because I was out celebrating--first with my family, at my parents' house, and afterward with my friends and neighbors back here at our apartments. Both meals were a blast, and I enjoyed the time spent with all of those people immensely. It's been ages since I've laughed that much.

But, I don't want to bore you with a course by course list of food, or even an account of all the dirty jokes (mostly because I can't quite remember them all). So instead, I thought I would give you my rendition of the things I am thankful for:

1. All of my blankets. I get cold very easily, okay? Plus, they're soft.
2. My truck. Even though it's a Chevy, it still hauls some serious ass.
3. My dishwasher. Do you have any idea how many dishes I had to clean on Thursday night? It was insane.
4. Chocolate chip cookies and hot cocoa. Nothing ends a night quite like 'em. Well, except maybe sex, or a really awesome masturbation session...but then again, you can just have the cookies and cocoa right after. Win-win.
5. Online exams. Nothing better than being able to take a test and use your textbook. Without pants on.
6. Having a hot neighbor. Now I don't even have to put on shoes when I leave the house to get laid.
7. That the Cardinals are trying a new Quarterback. This may or may not turn out well, but I am thankful for it.
8. That I have a job where I don't even have to put on pants. Actually, I'm encouraged not to.
9. Waffles. They are like pancakes with character.
10. Birth control. In four weeks I will be 26, and I have not once yet been knocked up. I plan to keep that record going for a while, too.
11. Rum. Because, rum.
12. Entire afternoons with nothing more important to do than read a good book and nap.
13. All of the opportunities I've had to stuff my face with fantastic meat.
14. My favorite bar. There's nothing like being able to walk into a a place (even as a single chick) and be able to sit and drink by yourself but still feel awesome about it. And when random people walk through the door and call you by name, you know you're in the right place.

15. Being free from the military! Now, I can spend my holidays at home with the people I love, and a whole bunch of strangers that I think are really cool, being a smartass and laughing--not stuck somewhere far away feeling melancholy and depressed.

I hope that you guys are still feeling thankful, and not just about the deals you got yesterday.


Some after-dinner dessert...


(everybody loves pie)