Thanksgiving But Also Giving Thanks

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Well, I guess today could be too. It's the whole weekend, whatever. And you know what that means--turkey and all the fixings, bitches!! It's one of those days where you can just eat and eat and eat and fuck the diets because food that's why. 

You know what Thanksgiving brings to mind for me? Family, blessings, food, good times and a general feeling of warm happiness? Yeah that's all well and good and I do think of those things too. But I totally think of the movie Four Brothers. Don't roll your eyes, this is not a shock. I compare everything to a movie or a TV show. Such is (my) life. I think it's half because I watched it on Thanksgiving once and half because it takes place around Thanksgiving and there was a scene where they were eating turkey. I think The Outsiders too. Mostly because one Thanksgiving I watched it three times in one day. Yeah, I was like fourteen. I know.

Anyways, enough about movies. Thanksgiving. I truly do love the holiday. It's nice to get together with family and cook all this food and then enjoy it together. There is a general feeling of warm happiness and togetherness and I love it. So, I've decided to write a little blurb of all I'm thankful for. Here goes:

Family. This obviously goes without saying. But I've seen and heard of other families who aren't together or aren't on good terms with one another. There are a lot of families who don't eat dinner together or don't do anything together. That makes me sad and thankful for the family I have.

Friends. This year I've come to realize that sometimes you have to step back and take stock of who you have in your life. There are people who truly care about you and who you know will always be there for you. And there are also people who won't be. You have to make the decision to remove those people from your life and stick close to the ones who matter. I'm thankful for all of my true best friends. 

Health. As much as my paranoid brain would have me think otherwise, I'm healthy and grateful for it. 

Living right where I am. As much as I moan and complain about wanting to live in the past or in another place (New York, California, please take me there now!!) I'm thankful and happy that I live where and when I do. 

Everything in general, I guess. Maybe I'm not in the place I want to be career-wise or love-wise (Where is my future husband? Maybe he has a career for me!!) I'm also happy where I am right now. I'm on my way and I also understand that there is no time limit and that you don't have to have everything in order by 25. 

Okay no more mushy-mushy stuff. It's Thanksgiving, let's eat until we can't eat anymore and then have some pie. Beware of the meat sweats, everyone!! If you watched Friends, you'd get that.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!! 

Random Musings #3

This is going to be mostly me blabbing about my vacation and everything I did as well as a few other little tidbits thrown in. 

Also, it's October. What?! I don't understand this. The year literally just started. Anyways, it is my birthday in two weeks--celebration!!!! I do love my birthday. It's fun, there's cake and people buy you stuff. What's not to like about that? Yes yes, I'm one of those people who look forward to their birthdays and get all excited. It's fun!!

So, vacation, where to even begin? We drove down to Florida. It wasn't so bad so much as it was long. I mean, after a while you just want to get there. But it wasn't so bad overall. We stopped and ate lunch in Michigan and Tennessee which was pretty cool. And then we stayed in hotels in Ohio and Georgia. Plus, road-tripping was cool when you pretend you're Sam and Dean from Supernatural. Or--not. I listened to so much music, watched movies on my iPod and read the books that I brought. 

And then we get to Florida!! (Fucking finally!!) We stayed in a condo and it was so perfect. It's the kind of place you wouldn't mind living in. It was spacious and had everything you could possibly need. My sister and I shared a room and had our own bathroom. There was a main TV with a DVD player in the living room and then a TV in each bedroom. We definitely got plenty of use out of that!! The Americans are so lucky because they have all of the good channels. It was awesome to watch Bonanza on TV. 

So, in short, it was freaking awesome!! We went to Disney World and both Universal Studios. I can't even describe how amazing Magic Kingdom is. There's something about being there that does something to you. Seeing all of these Disney things takes you back to your childhood. And of course the rides are crazy and amazing. Let me tell you, taking my parents on Space Mountain was hilarious. They and my sister were basically shitting their pants and my brother and I were laughing. Then they do this amazing light show on the Cinderella castle. It shows all of the Disney movies and there's music and it's just pure perfection. It hits you right in the feels as they say. And then they do the fireworks above the castle. Oh Lord, there's nothing like it and there are no words to describe the feeling it gives you. I was, no joke, almost near tears. I can't tell you why; it was just that magical. You feel inspired, like all of your dreams really can come true. I know it sounds hokey but it's the place itself. You can really feel it. 

Universal, both of them, were great. This was the first time seeing it for me so I was extra mesmerized by it all. There was a section that looked like Hollywood, California which is half of my life and then a section that looked like old New York which is the other half of my life. The rides were phenomenal and both Harry Potter worlds were beyond amazing!! Butterbeer is so good too. I had two cups. And I so would have had more but they were $5.50 a piece. 

And then there were the glorious pool days. The pool was a two minute walk from where we were staying. So you walked down this path by a nice lake with cool birds and tall trees and then you end up at the main clubhouse where the pool is. The pool is beautiful; clear blue and the perfect temperature. There are two hot tubs on either side of it and lawn chairs positioned all the way around it. I shit you not, it was perfect. Floating in the pool, relaxing in the hot tub and tanning in the sun while listening to Beach Boys music. (Yeah, yeah, sue me). One of the best feelings is when you are burning hot, either from lying in the sun or soaking in the hot tub, and you jump into the pool. I wish I could do that over and over!!

Overall, fucking amazing vacation. It was great being there with my entire family. We ate food that we don't have here (too much food) and just relaxed. And you don't even want to know the amount of things I bought for myself. But I'm happy and I'd gladly go back again. 

Now, back to life. Work obviously sucks in its normal way. And it's cold!! It's like October 1st hits and Mother Nature's like: "Well, I guess it's time for y'all to freeze so here you go!" Yeah. Thanks for that. Not. But at least I'm tanned, my birthday is soon and I know what I'm dressing up as for Halloween. 

General life updates: The Beach Boys thing is still going strong but there's something else that caused a mini-explosion to erupt. Newsies. Yeah, not a shock. But I'm talking about the Broadway play. I went to see it in July and then in August and I loved it. But the whole thing didn't hit until recently. I admit, I wandered onto the fan fiction website and I found some interesting stories to read. Which I'm still reading. And then I did something I haven't done in years. I wrote fan fiction. I was sure I'd never write it again but there was an idea that wouldn't leave me alone and so I did it. It was just a short one shot and I'm actually quite proud of it. Anyways, so now I'm listening to the Broadway soundtrack and learning the words and flipping out because it's so good!! Ahh!! 

Now this one is a bit more serious and laden with advice. My friends will know what I'm talking about (if they even still read this, I don't know) but it's good for anyone to know. Put simply: Life is short. There's no time to waste on people who don't give a shit about you. The only thing to do is cut them loose, more so if that's what they want and even if it really sucks. No one needs that kind of negativity in their life. Be happy and grateful for the people who care and fuck all the rest. It's as simple as that. 

So I guess that's it for now. I promise next week I'll go back to ranting about specific topics and not just random things!!