Thanks-giving

Sometimes, the thanksgiving posts that clog my social media soaked life sound an awful lot like a celebrity at an awards show: "First of all, I want to thank God and my manager..." 

I get it-it's good to take stock and give thanks, even if it's only once a year. It's just terribly ironic that many Americans give thanks on their Facebook page, eat a huge meal, and then spend hundreds of dollars online or after a rousing fist-fight at the local mega-mart.

As for me, I'm going to eat a reasonable lunch with my parents, review math skills for my upcoming GRE, and hopefully catch a movie later. We're not big on sharing, so here's my thankful list.

• thankful for a good memory of good times
• thankful for forgiveness 
• a huge world 
• good books and good people who love books 
• teachers to look up to
• my own good health
• my Dad's sense of humor
• my mom's strength 
• baby calves
• friends and thought partners
• concerts
• sinus medication
• seat belts 
• dependable shoes and vests
• wild animals and wild spaces
• Vegetarians
• Stubborn people; kind people; artists; historians;
• Fairy tales and musicals
• Fast shipping
• Old men and tattooed ladies 
• Foster and adopted families
• Glasses 
• High schoolers that like Lisa Frank stickers