Thanksgiving

A time to share delicious food.
Holidays don't get much better than this.

Jessica

For the last couple of days Alan's cousin, Jessica, has visited us. Jessica is from Minnesota. Since this was her first visit to California we did A LOT of touristy activities, which included visiting the Cal Academy of Sciences, the De Young Museum, the Monterey Aquarium, San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf, and plenty of shopping. In between these activities we managed to get in a Thanksgiving meal and some pictures.

Thanksgiving Music?

I endured about an hour and a half of non-stop Christmas music earlier this week, while eating at The Cheesecake Factory. I was upset about the presence of Christmas music since Thanksgiving had not happened yet. Over the course of an incredibly large plate of pasta I pondered about the subject of holiday music, and I realized that there was no Thanksgiving music. Why is there no Thanksgiving music? You would think that presidential turkey pardons, being with family, giving thanks, obscene amounts of food, pilgrims, Indians, sharing, etc, would all be wonderful subjects of songs. However, that I know of, there is no market for Thanksgiving music. Instead there are non-stop jingles about a fat man in a red suit jumping down chimneys.

I can't help but wonder that Thanksgiving music does not exist because it is not associated with commercialism. Christmas music helps get everybody in the mood for buying gifts, which is why retail stores and commercial establishments encourage it so much. In contrast, Thanksgiving music would mostly get people in the mood for eating with family. Hum...

The Things We Laugh About

For the record, my husband is a clean man. He picks up after himself and helps with chores. He tries his best to keep up with my OCD-cleaning habits. That being said, nobody is perfect. Yesterday Alan gave me a mild panic attack.


After walking into the house yesterday evening, and being struck at the front door with an uncharacteristically pungent, cheesy odor, I knew something was terribly, terribly wrong. I immediately asked Alan what that funky smell was about. He replied, from the apartment's back room, that he didn't know what I was talking about. Thus, I set out to find the culprit. My search led me to Alan's feet. Since I couldn't throw the offensive source away (which was my first impulse), I asked Alan to wash his feet. Alan declined, stating that he was in the middle of some important online game that he couldn't quit. I have seen him play this game before, and I knew it could be hours before he was finished. I couldn't imagine even 5 more minutes with the horrible stink. I insisted. "Please", I said, while laughing at the absurdity of the situation.

He finally washed his feet or, I should say, rinsed. There was no soap involved. I was laughing loudly and nervously at this point. Alan started laughing too. "Who doesn't use soap when they wash their feet?", I asked. "Go WASH your feet!" "with SOAP", I bellowed. Between laughs, this was his reply:

"You know what, I have never washed my feet the entire time we have been together."

The above quote is something you never wish to hear from your husband. Especially after being together for almost 5 years. The laughing stopped. I was so shocked I was paralyzed. Words could not explain my disgust. This, from the man I love? Apparently yes. And I still love him. And after he really washed his feet, with soap, we laughed some more.

Awesomeize

Awesomeize. verb. Describes the action of receiving or giving something awesome. Examples: "I was awesomeized by his lecture." "I awesomeized her with my present." "I awesomeized everyone at the party." "She is in the process of awesomeizing."

Over a Year!

I haven't eaten meat in over a year! October 2009 marked my one year anniversary.

Wow.

Denial

Denial doesn't make things go away
Denial doesn't make situations better
Denial is what cowards live in
Denial hurts those around you
Denial only causes more pain
Denial is for the sad and lonely and weak
Say NO to denial in your life
Responsibility is so much more dignified.