Thankful in retrospect

This past weekend was Thanksgiving. Its one of my favorite holidays- family is all together, there's delicious food, and you dont have the stress of having to give presents out. Since Ive been in MA, I haven't been home for Thanksgiving, nor have I really celebrated it. Freshman year I went home with my friend who was Chinese, and they didnt celebrate the day. I ended up eating rice, birthday cake, and macaroni. Last year... many things happened (not good things, either) that just kind of made the day really bad, and I didn't get any turkey. So this year, I wasnt really planning on anything. But my friend ALA invited me home with her, so I took her up on it. I hadn't seen her in a while and thought it would be really nice. The food was amazing. Her mom is an amazing cook and there was just so much of it. I ate alot, had a great nap, and then we went Black Friday shopping. I came home on Friday to an empty house content and with tons of leftovers.

So what am I thankful for?

My friends- not gonna lie, this year has sucked socially. People have just been different. But Im thankful for the few that have stuck around.

My family- especially my sister. She's getting older now and we're starting to really get along.

The fact that it hasn't snowed.

Certainly, there are more, but thats my top three.

My first post?

I've been batting around this idea for a while. I started a tumblr over the summer, but it really didnt work for me. I need a place to write, to share thoughts, not just post witty one-liners and interesting pictures. I've (semi) faithfully kept a journal for three years now, but I find myself consumed with work, leaving me little time to write. And I've decided its time for a change. Writing in my journal kept me locked in my negative memories- I dwelled on stuff way too much and never wrote when I was happy. I want to take those negative thoughts/experiences, mull them over, and transform them into something positive. One of my rules to live by is to have no regrets- to take everything and learn from it. So thats the premise of this- lessons learned- and hopefully you will enjoy it.