Post Haste
Nov. 23rd, 2007 10:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jakebeThanksgiving Day was busy, yet surprisingly mellow all at the same time. We had several people over for a potluck dinner, and everyone bought some pretty good stuff. The best part is there are still some pies left over, completely unmolested. This is a situation that must remedy itself sometime today. We have some vanilla bean ice cream that's been screaming for warm apple pie for at least three days, and it's getting kind of annoying.
I made a cranberry-pepper-feta salad that was eaten at least (which is a feat I'm proud of for Thanksgiving) and a carrot cake that people seemed to like. I was pretty worried, since the power went out for about an hour in the middle of baking. It completed well enough, though it wasn't quite as delicious as I remember it being. The cream cheese frosting, though? Gorgeous. :9
The combination of two 'hard' cranberry lemonades, a glass of wine, a shot and a half of rum in egg nog and pleasantly cool temperatures totally knocked me out around 8 pm. Ryan got me up and lead me to the bedroom to take a nap. I felt like *such* an old man. By the time I woke up, almost everyone ducked out, and those that remained we subjected to Hairspray on BluRay. Thanks, guys, for sticking with us through that.
Between the preparation and the company and the sleeping, I didn't get a chance to get in here and write down what I was grateful for. This is, perhaps, for the best, since most of my friends list took the time to do just that and I imagine some people might be a little saturated with gratitude by this point. Still, I'd feel remiss if I didn't say this.
I'm grateful for everything in my life. The people that I know and love, the people that I know and don't like very much, the people that I've always wanted to know better. I'm thankful for all of my strengths and insecurities, the experiences that have formed them, all the methods I have for dealing with them. I'm just thankful that I get the chance to be alive, to live where I do, to have the kind of life that I have. I don't have a penthouse apartment or a fancy car by any stretch, but all things considered I'm in a very good place. I'm happy with my life, and I thank everyone who shares in it simply for doing so.
When you stop to think about it, all of the factors that contribute to life on earth, just the fact that we're around is amazing. When you throw in the mystery of sentience, the fact that we can wonder and appreciate over the fact that we're even here, and our life is miraculous. The most basic fact of our existence is cause for joy. :) It's frighteningly easy to lose that perspective, to want more when we have so much already, and that's understandable. The miracle of life doesn't necessarily negate all of the problems that come along with it, exactly. Still, it's good to take the time to appreciate all we *have* been given.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving...or plain old Thursday if you're outside of the US. :)
Today will consist of movie-watching, cleaning, and a good old-fashioned run sometime later. :)
I made a cranberry-pepper-feta salad that was eaten at least (which is a feat I'm proud of for Thanksgiving) and a carrot cake that people seemed to like. I was pretty worried, since the power went out for about an hour in the middle of baking. It completed well enough, though it wasn't quite as delicious as I remember it being. The cream cheese frosting, though? Gorgeous. :9
The combination of two 'hard' cranberry lemonades, a glass of wine, a shot and a half of rum in egg nog and pleasantly cool temperatures totally knocked me out around 8 pm. Ryan got me up and lead me to the bedroom to take a nap. I felt like *such* an old man. By the time I woke up, almost everyone ducked out, and those that remained we subjected to Hairspray on BluRay. Thanks, guys, for sticking with us through that.
Between the preparation and the company and the sleeping, I didn't get a chance to get in here and write down what I was grateful for. This is, perhaps, for the best, since most of my friends list took the time to do just that and I imagine some people might be a little saturated with gratitude by this point. Still, I'd feel remiss if I didn't say this.
I'm grateful for everything in my life. The people that I know and love, the people that I know and don't like very much, the people that I've always wanted to know better. I'm thankful for all of my strengths and insecurities, the experiences that have formed them, all the methods I have for dealing with them. I'm just thankful that I get the chance to be alive, to live where I do, to have the kind of life that I have. I don't have a penthouse apartment or a fancy car by any stretch, but all things considered I'm in a very good place. I'm happy with my life, and I thank everyone who shares in it simply for doing so.
When you stop to think about it, all of the factors that contribute to life on earth, just the fact that we're around is amazing. When you throw in the mystery of sentience, the fact that we can wonder and appreciate over the fact that we're even here, and our life is miraculous. The most basic fact of our existence is cause for joy. :) It's frighteningly easy to lose that perspective, to want more when we have so much already, and that's understandable. The miracle of life doesn't necessarily negate all of the problems that come along with it, exactly. Still, it's good to take the time to appreciate all we *have* been given.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving...or plain old Thursday if you're outside of the US. :)
Today will consist of movie-watching, cleaning, and a good old-fashioned run sometime later. :)
