Happy Thanksgiving

Well, my plan today is to keep things as simple as possible.  It's just me & Greg & Charlotte (she's a vegetarian), so no need for a whole turkey.  I have my cheap red wine & Dad's recipe, & I'll just use that on a couple of turkey leg quarters for me & Greg.  Char will get a spinach & cheddar omelette with Hollandaise sauce (her favorite treat), and we'll all have stuffing-from-a-box. 

In a minute I'll bake a nice cake (vanilla with vanilla buttercream frosting...yum!) and I'll spend some time being thankful.  You should too.  Read these beautiful words fromkijjohnson...

You have a million things to be grateful for. If you have a family, be grateful for it. If you have your health, be thankful. If you have a job, if you have a favorite book, if you like the taste of vanilla ice cream, if you slept well last night, if it was a dumb joke but it made you laugh anyway, if someone smiled at you on the bus, if the movie's out in two weeks, if your power's on, if someone you love got better, if your jeans still fit, if your unemployment was extended, if you can't wait for the DVD, if the bathroom's not too dirty, if the arthritis has good days, if they put extra whipped cream on it, if they never forget to call, if your team won, if your team lost but played well, if you still have a roof, if the cat let you sleep in, if no one bugged you in the parking lot, if someone thought your earrings were pretty, if you took an ibuprofen and it got better, if the elevator was already on your floor when you got there, if the tests came in negative, if you can remember your first concert, if you have money in your pocket, if you have money in the bank, if you have friends, if you have food, if you have love, if you have shelter.

You don't have everything you want. No one does. But you have something. Thank the stars or God or the universe or the resilience of the human heart. Don't forget

I love Kij so much. 

I'm thankful for all those things and so much more.  I'm especially thankful for all the magic that I've experienced this year.  Proof that the universe does offer justice & balance once in awhile, & that good things can happen to you as often as bad things do (& the good things are infinitely more powerful).   At this moment though, I'm thankful for all my sweet and true LJ friends, who help me through good times and bad.   You guys all deserve magic, too.    ^_^