Give Thanks

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

My sister and I both had to work on Thanksgiving, so we did not get to see our parents and grandpartents. I worked from 7am to 3pm, and Kendra worked from 6pm to 10pm. Luckily, I had a plan.

A few weeks ago Mike and I were wandering through the grocery store and came upon some chicken leg quarter; 6 of them for $3.01!! We bought them thinking we would get three meals out of them. Instead I suggested we use them for Thanksgiving and have Mike's mom and brother over and Kendra!! Mike is a chef, so these chicken legs came out AMAZING! He slow cooked them all day, we had potatoes, risoto, green bean casserole, rolls, and a blueberry pie. By no means a traditional Thanksgiving that I am used to, but an amazing meal! I am glad that we were able to have a few family members over to share everything with.

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I can see we are moving forward
But we still have a long way to go.
The trick is keep your eyes on the road
Remember where you been, but never look to the
sides.

Still a long way to go.
Where war meets peace.
Where hate meets love.
Where you meet me.

-poem by gilad

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My sister and I have been going to the gym fairly
regularly lately. We love it and have lots of fun together. Today I
got my first, "You are loosing weight" comment and I couldn't be happier.
Go us!

quote me

Despite my complaining about my job, I am extremely thankful that I have one. I am better off than a lot of people that are jobless and have worse situations than myself, and for that reason I will not complain about my job for at least this entire month. Instead I will be thankful everyday for what I have and not for what I don't have.



These are the quotes that I have in my office so I can remember that everything is going to be alright.



Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect, it meas you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.



When nothing goes right, go left.



I believe everything happens for a reason. People change so you can learn how to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies, so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't ran forever.

I am too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful, and too determined to be defeated.

I Love Tuesdays

I woke up an hour later than I planned today. Couldn't find my favorite shirt. Had to dress in the dark. Not sure if I match. Put my shirt on backwards, didn't realize until I got to work. Smashed my banana. Forgot to take the dog out before I left for work.

I Love Tuesdays.

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back to real life

I am back from my voyage to New Jersey, back to the real life. New Jersey proved to be a lot of fun, really because of the new people I met. I was almost the youngest GM there; one guy was a year younger than myself. I don't know if I learned a lot, but I did meet the president of my brand and some other higher ups. I bonded really well with two guys from Des Moines, and one from Savannah. We had a blast. We took the train to NYC one night, ran into a tranny who was confused by the train auto ticket machine, ran though Penn Station, and almost got hit by a tour bus. It was awesome. We lucked out and the GM of the Ramada we were staying at was in our class and let us TAKE the hotel van to the bus station and leave it parked there while in the city. It was hysterical.

Wyndham's offices are gorgeous, I really want to work there one day. They are in a new Green buidling; everything about it is green. New Jersey doesn't stink as bad as everyone told me, and everything was extremely green for October.

The airport delays were ridiculous, but I was next to pleasant people both ways. All in all a good trip. I can't get in the hotel swing very easily; I am hoping tomorrow is easier for me.