The turkey is really just an accessory...

I am starting to think Thanksgiving might be my favorite holiday. I do love christmas, this is true, but Thanksgiving manages to combine two wonderful things: family and food. Also, there really isn't a way to commercialize Thanksgiving (notice how we skip from Halloween to Christmas?) Thanksgiving is one of the only holidays where you actually talk about how grateful you are for what you have already, instead of talking about things you want. Plus, HELLOOOOO....pie? Pie is just great. Always.

SO...in homage to a lovely holiday, here are my favorite things about 2009 Thanksgiving
1. Cooking with my mother- I love this. I even took pictures.
2. Family walks- Mom, Dad, Me, Jackson and Thumpy (Haley is sadly in Nashville, but it is most of the family!)
3. Singing along with Dad while he plays the guitar.
4. Homeade whipped cream- seriously, this is good ALL THE TIME. it is better than ice cream. fo' sho'
5. Discussing politics and the economy with my parents and grandparents.- Three generations...we have the best discussions...Also, my grandpa's story about training his brother to fight Fat Schwartz...hahahaha.

So. I say up with Thanksgiving and Down with Materialism. Cause seriously, does anyone NEED to be at JC Penney at 4am??

Play it Sam...

So at my house, my dad has this record player, and sometimes (when it isn't broken) I really enjoy listening to albums. I go up there, stick on Toto's IV album, and sit there like one of those old hippie people thinking, "Yeah...let's bring back the album. Those were the days, man." (The fact that I was not actually alive when the album came out does not really occur to me...) I think that sometimes I would really like to be one of those people who are all "RESIST THE TECHNOLOGICAL MUSIC REVOLUTION!! STICK WITH THE CD!!"

However...this star-studded shiny-eyed idealism is REALLY difficult when you want to buy a CD and flipping B&N and Borders and all the independent record stores don't carry it cause it isn't THE latest CD by a particular band, and it's like six dollars more expensive on Amazon than it is to just download the thing on itunes.

So...here is my conclusion. I think I would like to be all cool and alternative. But I am probably not. I just want to listen to some music. The end. I am going to lunch now...