Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you all had days that were at least tolerable, and, if you didn't, then I offer you hugs. My Thanksgiving started at 9 AM, when I went with some friends and my brother to one of the friend's parent's house and helped to make the dinner (or lunch, considering we finally at it around noon). I helped to make the stuffing, the sauce for a green bean casserole, and some other stuff that i can't remember. The meal was delicious and the conversation was pretty fun. Afterwards, we played dominoes in teams (my team lost with the least amount of points. oh well.) and then, when my friend's father had left, we packed up leftovers for everyone to take home and watched a few episodes of Mythbusters. Then, we went to my brothers house and hung out there for a while, then I retrieved my things from my friend's house and was taken home. All-in-all, a pretty good Thanksgiving (my FAMILY thanksgiving will be next wednesday, when i get home from school).

Now, to my thoughts.... Along with drama and stuff (about various things. some of it you know, some of it you don't), I've come to notice that... any day that I have that's fairly decent.... there's a fair amount of my friends who have a horrid day. It's when I learn of that that I feel lucky to have what i have and that I'm most thankful for my friends and family... When I look at my life, I realized that I've been lucky in a ton of things that most everyone I know has had terrible outcomes with... and I realize that I feel like a total bastard for them having those troubles. I don't know how to help them... hugs (especially e-hugs) can only do so much... I feel tremendous guilt... for a lot of things. It really hurts.. but I just gotta' be strong and try to be here for you guys.

I don't know many of you very well... but I still regard you as my friends and extended family. I am thankful for the times we have together and for the support you lend to me when I'm having my bad days... I just wanna' say... Thank you. Sometimes, just thinking about how wonderful you guys are to me... it makes me want to cry.

Thank you. For everything. *gives you all the biggest hugs possible* You make my life worth living.. and you make me a better person for having put up with me for all this time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQX-apsS2sM <<<~~~relevant-ish song, you must listen to it. because it'll help convey my emotions a little... not the situation specific things in there, but the main feel of the song...