The Holidays.

THE INTERNET DEFINITION OF THANKGIVING;
There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding the people responsible for the American Thanksgiving tradition. Contrary to popular opinion, the Pilgrims didn't wear buckles on their shoes or hats. They weren't teetotalers, either. They smoked tobacco and drank beer. And, most importantly, their first harvest festival and subsequent "thanksgivings" weren't held to thank the local natives for saving their lives.
Do you know there are public schools in America today actually teaching that? Some textbooks, in their discomfort with open discussions of Christianity, say as much. I dare suggest most parents today know little more about this history than their children.
Yet, there is no way to divorce the spiritual from the celebration of Thanksgiving – at least not the way the Pilgrims envisioned it, a tradition dating back to the ancient Hebrews and their feasts of Succoth and Passover.
The Pilgrims came to America for one reason – to form a separate community in which they could worship God as they saw fit. They had fled England because King James I was persecuting those who did not recognize the Church of England's absolute civil and spiritual authority.
But it wasn't just an economic system that allowed the Pilgrims to prosper. It was their devotion to God and His laws. And that's what Thanksgiving is really all about. The Pilgrims recognized that everything we have is a gift from God – even our sorrows. Their Thanksgiving tradition was established to honor God and thank Him for His blessings and His grace.
Today we continue that tradition in my home – and I hope in yours. God bless you, God bless America, and Happy Thanksgiving.

MY DEFINITION OF THANKGIVING.
Thanksgiving is a holiday to give thanks for what the Pilgrims realized which is that everything we have a is a gift from God, even our sorrows. This holiday is to celebrate our realization of the many people who are around us and love us.


What I'm doing for my Thanksgiving as of now is sitting in the basement watching my kuyas and Dale play 13 on a Poker Table while I'm on my laptop blogging. Haha. They think I've been a quiet nerd this whole entire time hahahahaha. I thought this trip might be a tiny bit of a drag because they've been making fun of me lately, but they're lucky I don't take jokes so seriously. I told kuya Von to hush up and he got the rest of the guys to stop. I allowed them the opportunity though to watch the ChocolateRain video only ONCE! Hahahaha.
Patrick taught me to break dance alittle bit haha. He tried to show me the 6-step. I did some math homework earlier until Geoffrey and Von started throwing pillows at me to close my mathbook and notes to watch some Cantonese film with them on the other laptop. Kuya Jordan and I played BattleShip where Mikey helped kuya! CHEATER! Grawrgh. So far on the first day of this three day trip, I've had fun. I love these loserzzzzzzzz. Aha.

But I am really missing my peeps back home. Bwaha, corny. Wowzas. I'm glad though that I'm with my family in a house with other families whose company I enjoy. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!