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The way I bitch, you'd think there was nothing on earth that I'm happy about this Thanksgiving. That would be far from correct, however. I've got so many things I'm thankful for this year, it's hard to decide where to start.
* I am thankful for my mother and father. While they both annoy the shit out of me at times, I've never had to doubt that I am loved, and they have never asked me to be anything other than who I am.
* I am thankful for my sister. She can be a whiny, passive-aggressive pain in my ass, but I love her, and I am always glad to have her at my back, when I need her.
* I'm grateful to have my grandmother for thanksgiving. I don't know how much longer she'll be around, but for now, I'm very glad to have her here.
* I am grateful for my upbringing. I was always taught to show emotion, to tell people that I love them. It's probably made a lot of people I know uncomfortable, but I know that I will never have that regret in life. People I care about know about it.
* I am grateful for my Clan. When Den and I badgered Sonya into creating Nevermore, I don't think either of us would have dreamed that it could grow into something so amazing, with so many wonderful new additions to our lives. My coven mates and students never fail to amaze me with their love and wisdom, and I'm a better person for knowing them.
* As long as we're on the Clan, let me say how grateful I am to have my Craft. It's allowed me to grow into myself, to move forward on my pathway. I may not always adore the way that the Lady and Lord make their points, but I can't say that they're not effective!
* I am thankful to have my friends, who cuddle me when I need it, but aren't afraid to kick me in the ass when I need it, either. And when I'm too busy kicking myself in the ass for them to get a shot in, they always remind me that I don't have to be perfect, just myself.
* Twisted and strange a road as it was, I'm constantly grateful that it led me to the door of Dennis and Sonya. I've lived through the end of one coven, the abortative start of another, and then finally to see this one blossom into it's current status with them. More than that, I've found two of the best friends I will ever have, who I am constantly honored to call my family.
* Sometimes, you find things in odd places, I know this. Still, it would have seemed odd to find a best friend who lives on the other side of the world from me, but somehow it happened. With daylight savings, I may not get to talk to her as often, but I hope she knows that on the list of things I'm thankful for, Cari and her friendship come at the top.
Which brings us to something else I'm so very thankful for this year. My health. I got a hell of a scare back in September, with the shoulder injury that had me convinced that I was having a heart attack. Even now, as I pop my antibiotics, and listen to the cough that won't go away, I know that I'm basically still very lucky. I will heal from this, and I will take steps to assure that it won't happen again, and 2004 will be a good year for me, dammit.
And then, there was one last thing. I am so phenomenally grateful to be married to the most understanding, wonderful, amazing, and perfect woman in the world. I love her more than anything on this earth, and I'm so lucky to have her as a part of my life. She's put up with a lot this year, and probably will put up with much more before it's all over, and yet she still loves me. I couldn't ask for anything more than that.
* I am thankful for my mother and father. While they both annoy the shit out of me at times, I've never had to doubt that I am loved, and they have never asked me to be anything other than who I am.
* I am thankful for my sister. She can be a whiny, passive-aggressive pain in my ass, but I love her, and I am always glad to have her at my back, when I need her.
* I'm grateful to have my grandmother for thanksgiving. I don't know how much longer she'll be around, but for now, I'm very glad to have her here.
* I am grateful for my upbringing. I was always taught to show emotion, to tell people that I love them. It's probably made a lot of people I know uncomfortable, but I know that I will never have that regret in life. People I care about know about it.
* I am grateful for my Clan. When Den and I badgered Sonya into creating Nevermore, I don't think either of us would have dreamed that it could grow into something so amazing, with so many wonderful new additions to our lives. My coven mates and students never fail to amaze me with their love and wisdom, and I'm a better person for knowing them.
* As long as we're on the Clan, let me say how grateful I am to have my Craft. It's allowed me to grow into myself, to move forward on my pathway. I may not always adore the way that the Lady and Lord make their points, but I can't say that they're not effective!
* I am thankful to have my friends, who cuddle me when I need it, but aren't afraid to kick me in the ass when I need it, either. And when I'm too busy kicking myself in the ass for them to get a shot in, they always remind me that I don't have to be perfect, just myself.
* Twisted and strange a road as it was, I'm constantly grateful that it led me to the door of Dennis and Sonya. I've lived through the end of one coven, the abortative start of another, and then finally to see this one blossom into it's current status with them. More than that, I've found two of the best friends I will ever have, who I am constantly honored to call my family.
* Sometimes, you find things in odd places, I know this. Still, it would have seemed odd to find a best friend who lives on the other side of the world from me, but somehow it happened. With daylight savings, I may not get to talk to her as often, but I hope she knows that on the list of things I'm thankful for, Cari and her friendship come at the top.
Which brings us to something else I'm so very thankful for this year. My health. I got a hell of a scare back in September, with the shoulder injury that had me convinced that I was having a heart attack. Even now, as I pop my antibiotics, and listen to the cough that won't go away, I know that I'm basically still very lucky. I will heal from this, and I will take steps to assure that it won't happen again, and 2004 will be a good year for me, dammit.
And then, there was one last thing. I am so phenomenally grateful to be married to the most understanding, wonderful, amazing, and perfect woman in the world. I love her more than anything on this earth, and I'm so lucky to have her as a part of my life. She's put up with a lot this year, and probably will put up with much more before it's all over, and yet she still loves me. I couldn't ask for anything more than that.
