Giving Thanks

I am thankful for so many things this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

I am thankful for the wonderful Thanksgiving meal that my lovely roommate cooked for us (all by herself!) and the fact that she insisted I stay out of the kitchen which left me with a completely free conscience to drink beer and watch the Lions lose to the Patriots. The first half of decent play and the second half collapse left me with a feeling of familiarity and warmth, though the warmth may be attributable to the beer.

I am thankful for the fact that my cousin came up from DC and had dinner with us, creating a lovely 5 person Michigander Thanksgiving including Holly, her mom and aunt, and me and my cousin.

I am thankful for the game Catch Phrase and the fact that Holly's mom spent several minutes with the word 'tiara' on the tip of her tongue and while she tried to think of it spouted off 'tortilla' and 'taco' before coming to the correct one.

Finally, I am thankful for so much of this Michigan State football season. The season has truly been a great one and the fact that I got to watch them clinch their 11th win of the season for a share of the Big Ten Title is simply a delicious creamy layer of icing on this lovely cake that was this weekend.

Good start to the holiday season? I'd say so.