Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving.  Waking up early (and by early, I mean 9 am, but I can get away with that because I'm a college student!), watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, flipping through ads and cooking.  What a perfect way to start the day!  Of course, because we're in Florida, it most certainly is not as cold as it should be, but that's okay, maybe next year.  I finished making my Thanksgiving goodies today, all of which will make photo appearances later in the weekend.  But I'll tell you now, they were yummy!!!  We missed some of the family tonight, but will be seeing them soon at the next family get together hopefully.  I got to make homemade whipped cream with my 3-year-old nephew, which was just precious!  Dinner was so delicious--we have a tradition in my family that everyone brings their own dishes so we get a little flavor of everything!  After dinner, I took a mini-snooze, another tradition of mine.  There's nothing better than eating a delicious meal, spending time with family and then cuddling up with the pupster on the couch.  :)

I was a bit upset that I didn't get a workout in today, but considering that I stood cooking for 6 hours today, I think I'm okay with it.  I also didn't stuff myself at dinner, which is a great feeling to get up from the Thanksgiving table and not want to fall over.  One thing I will note that I didn't yesterday is that I noticed, disconcertingly, that very few women do strength training, at the gym here anyway.  From where I was on the treadmill (looking over the weight machines), there were only about 5 women using free weights or machines.  I don't know if it was because of the time (6 pm--dinner time, stereotypical, but it's just an observation) or because we just aren't necessarily taught how to use them properly.  That's definitely a goal of mine--to really learn how to strength train.  

The good news is that I wasn't that sore at all following the last few days of working out!  Whoo!

It's just after midnight now, and I need to be getting to sleep because I'm waking up at 4 am to get some early morning shopping in with Stephanie at Macys.  It's a weakness.

In honor of the holiday though, I do just want to take a minute and think about what in life I'm thankful for.  First and foremost, my family and friends mean the world to me.  I could not ask for a better group of people to surround myself with, to support me, and for me to support in return.  There isn't anything I wouldn't do for any of them, because I know that they'd do the same for me.  I am so thankful for the opportunities I've been given in my life, for the chances I've been allowed to take and the things I've gotten to experience.  I know that as I get older all of these things will stay with me and I am so grateful to have had these experiences.  I'm thankful for my health and for the everyday miracles that pass us by so often.  I hope that in the coming year I'll be able to truly appreciate these things even more.

And now I actually do need to go to sleep.  I hope that everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving with your loved ones and take a minute to really reflect on what you're thankful for and the blessings in your life.

Have a shop-tastic BLACK FRIDAY!!!!

Goodnight :)