Thanksgiving

Last week, I lamented the changing of the seasons. This week, I’d like to bring up one of the good things about fall: Thanksgiving. I’m not very sentimental about holidays, but I do like Thanksgiving. It has none of the religious or commercial associations that just about every other holiday has. It’s just about good food and good company. And a week off school.

A week off school. School isn’t hard for me--it sure beats working. But the responsibilities that come with 15 credits can feel like a burden after a while. From Wednesday through today I had four tests and quizzes. I deserve a break. So I plan to spend a few days of the next week not thinking about school at all. I’m going to read what I want to read, watch movies, and take naps.

Back to Thanksgiving, though. The past couple of years I’ve just gone to see my mother at her condo in Winter Park. I’d get there for dinner, and stay the night. That was okay, but it’s a long drive to just stay one night, and one night is usually enough. I have to take most of my family in small doses, or else I get a little cranky. This year, however, I’ve been excused from the obligatory visit, and so am going down to Westcliffe, Colorado to see a friend I haven’t seen in a while. He’s a chef, so the food should be good, and the company will be too. I’m even going to stay for two nights.

In closing, I’ll list a few things I’m thankful for, even though I don’t always seem to deserve them. I try to think of these things more than just once a year, but I make sure to think about them a little extra around Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for my health, even though I abuse it constantly.

I’m thankful for my freedom, even though I’ve never voted.

I’m thankful for the friends I have, even though I don’t always call as often as I should.

I’m thankful for the job I have, even though I slack off on occasion.

I’m thankful for the opportunity to be at CSU, even though I’ve been thinking about having this next week off for the past month.