billyjackbitch said:

Oh wow....the corporate culture...yes, be prepared to enter into the cookie cutter world of navy blues, flannel greys, etc, but you got nice style...you can tweak that shit "a little" but still be ready to look like everyone else!

GOOD LUCK!!

DexMSR said:

Thanks! I will visit the company soon and make sure to look around how the ladies dress And I will work my hardest NOT to look like everyone else.

DexMSR said:

Thanks! I will visit the company soon and make sure to look around how the ladies dress And I will work my hardest NOT to look like everyone else.

mdiver said:

you and rimmer must be kin

horatio said:

ahhhhh the troll brigade are here

billyjackbitch said:

just dont do the whole 2000 amish look that was popular with the gap/kennith cole crowd

mdiver said:

WOW eating cool whip will have a whole new meaning...

MoniGram said:

OHHH it is not just for topping on pie

I'm glad that you will get to be with your family, and you can be thankful for all your blessings but this holiday was built on a falsehood and well informed people treat it as such.

Not sure where I will be spending it this year, usually its with mom and my brothers, this year we may visit dad instead. But I love the food, turkey, gravy, home made scalloped potatoes, veggies, stuffing, dinner rolls and the pumpkin pie with whipped cream of course

veronikka said:

Now that sounds yummy!!!

MoniGram said:

They are My mother has all these recipies in her head, so when I have triend making them, I've always needed her right by my side telling me if I have put enough of each ingredient maybe one day I'll get it down

"Thanksgiving"- a National Day of Mourning

The Thanksgiving holiday is a perfect example of censorship and the rewriting of truth. A portrait painted of the friendly Indians and the openhearted pilgrims coming together to feast after a long, sorry winter is accepted and tolerated by the American community. But this portrait is not correct. The story is much deeper than that; so much deeper that the Native American Indian community calls this day - The National Day of Mourning - and stages rallies to protest the holiday. Their reasons are valid. The true story of Thanksgiving is not something a country should be proud of.
[Edited 10/25/07 12:09pm]

It's my first thanksgiving....kind if an anniversary too

It's my first thanksgiving....kind if an anniversary too

PANDURITO said:

Absolutely. Being humble, patient, faithful and grateful are the basic emotions that will keep you close to your inner Self (God).

I think prayer is a great way to express your gratitude daily, yet I notice I "pray" during the day as well. Like, when the sky is beautifully colored in the morning, and I imagine it being a painting God painted for all of us to enjoy and start our day with. I look up and say: "Thank you! You Rock!"

Or when my favorite song comes on the radio. Those are the nice subtile gifts of life.

Yet, on a larger scale, HUGE blessings have come my way this year. Think about having been able to buy my own apartment, which COMPLETELY fits me and my lifestyle. And currently having been offered a management job at a #1 bank, which enables me to boost the growth of my carreer. More importantly: having met great GREAT people and established new friendships. Having been able to visit London with my BEST FRIEND, like we used to, to visit two of Prince's concerts. Having been asked to host a party of 40 of our business partners to the Formula1 races in Monza, Italy last september. This was a huge gift to me already, yet all the businesspartners chose to buy me gifts as a token to THEIR gratitude afterwards! Not to mention the energyboost all of this created deep inside of me, which took care of any fear or doubt I EVER had.

On an even larger scale than that microcosm that is MY life: I think about my mother who had one of her knee-joints replaced last year, recovered beautifully and has the other one done in December. I think about my friends, who have lost family or friends. A friend who lives with a tumor in her head and had one removed already. A friend who lost her job, but found a better one. I think about my girlfriends/sisters who found a love in their lives, I think about my sister who now lives in Turkey and is doing well with her business.

Next to the little blessings I try to stay aware of during a day, I think Thanksgiving is a GREAT day to finally sit down and remember the last sentence of one of my recent prayers: "God, just open up a door, and I'll see it. I promise with faith I will step through it." And so He did. And I cannot wait to say thank you on Thanksgiving.

~sigh~

Long story short. Life is grand. I hope everyone sees it. And I cannot wait to experience an American holiday in the process.


[Edited 10/25/07 9:00am]

billyjackbitch said:

That was the best post I've seen in a while.

Hi everyone! Thank all of you for your wonderful posts & compliments and sharing your experiences with each other. It makes me look forward to Thanksgiving even more!

I will make sure to study the origin of Thanksgiving. But that won't keep me from just taking the name "Thanks" and "Giving" and keep my own, more positive, idea of this holiday, which is being grateful.

When I return, let's meet each other here again, and share how we spent it!

and to all of you!

Be Blessed.

This year, I am flying to see my girls in North Carolina, and will celebrate Thanksgiving with them. It is my very first time, yet it is something I always really wanted to celebrate in the U.S. Not in a restaurant, but at home with my girl and her girls and family, eating a homecooked meal, stuffed turkey, soul-food and all that good stuff.

There is so much I am thankful for, I simply CANNOT let this Thanksgiving pass.

So now tell me what makes this day Thanksgiving to you. What do you love most, and you would recommend me?

to my girl JadaKaye. Can't wait to see you and the girls, sis.

I am usually the hostess to Thanksgiving dinner in our home for an extended family of 16!! This year, I am having it easy as only 12 can make it.
We are very traditional in what we eat, turkey, honey baked ham, stuffing, mashed potato's, cornbread, and my sister always brings over the appetizers..and I bake pumpkin pie!! Oh and a lot of good wine!!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Sounds YUMMIE!



My mom is going to send me her recipe for stuffing. It will be different this year but maybe we will make new traditions.