An Entire Day of Thanks and Giving

So my neck sort of hurts just a tad due to my sleeping on the couch with my body all crooked. I was up late watching Bernie Mac? Yeah, I don't know what. Don't ask.

Today is the big Turkey day. My family buys Boston Market every year. Sure beats breaking a sweat in the kitchen and cooking all day. But the only thing is, we have to wait in line, I suppose. No biggie.

Tonight, around 9PM, I'm going to go out and camp out for Black Friday shopping! Yay! My buddies and I are going to get to Gilroy and chill in the parking lot and wait for the doors to open at midnight. Pretty intense stuff. After, I believe we're going to go to Fry's (pray for me that I won't get trampled....), and then Valley Fair. Sounds like an ENTIRE Friday spent on shopping. This will actually be my very first Black Friday experience, so I'm pretty excited. All the other years, I always got my hopes up but my mom never decided to go in the end. My family is very un-fun that way.

So I watched The Pursuit of Happyness for the first time last night. I really got me thinking, about how hard the world is without a proper education, how frustrating it is to have land lawyers/motel owners pounding on your door every night asking for the last three months rent when you barely have enough money to pay for the rent THIS month, all this with your own kid to worry about. But that movie also showed me a lot of courage and determination above anything else. He's so diligent and hopeful that he can manipulate his fate with a whole lot of elbow-grease and focus to achieve the American Dream. It showed me what I'm thankful for this year; a loving family, a safe home, friends who are always willing to help, and the opportunities given to me. I sound so cheeseball right now, but hey, stfu and gtfo.

Have a gluttonous Thanksgiving weekend.