Thanksgiving came and went and I must say it was less stressful this year somehow.  I will admit, I did not once this past weekend think- what am I thankful for.  Well, not at least in relation to Thanksgiving.  What an absurd idea anyways, to sit around and be thankful because it is Thanksgiving?  How about every day?  Since we watched The Secret, weeks ago I have made it a daily practice to thank God first thing in the morning for countless things.  I could lay there for hours.  After that, how can I wake up in a bad mood?  The list goes on and on and as I think about it, it only becomes more aparent how blessed we are.  God Bless America?  Wake up people, we’re beyond blessed.  Our church has decided to not have sermons for the rest of the year and instead get together to discuss what God has done in our lives in the past week.  What an awesome concept.  Not only does it bring us closer together, but it opens our eyes to God moving in us daily instead of waiting for church to feed us.  I always look forward to the sermons at our church.  They always come from the heart, they aren’t seeker friendly, and I can always apply it to my life in some way.  Yesterday was our first day of no sermons and it was great.  I look forward to the rest of our gatherings. 
In other news, we went to see a house yeterday.  This one might just be it.  It’s everything we’re looking for and I can really see myself living there.  I didn’t want to even go see it at first since our house isn’t on the market yet.  But, since my husband lives with an action frame of mind- we went.  Thank goodness.  I think sometimes I forget how possible everything is.  In our business we rely on a foundation of following Gods will but also moving forward constantly.  He doesn’t want us to wait for him to drop business in our laps.  I forget to apply what I have learned in business into our lives sometimes.  So with this house it comes down to a simple concept that we must work towards it to obtain it (obviously) and no, it might not be what God wants for us- only time will tell.  However, we will work towards it and all that will come of it if we don’t buy it is that our house will be finsihed.  That’s nothing to complain about.  The past four years in our house haven’t exactly been pleasant, but I know it will pay off.  If not now- soon.  Every day is like an adventure, I can’t get my hands on enough books, videos, and seminars by positive thinking people.  Even the snow was so beautiful to me this year.  It’s really just a decision one has to make, that’s all. 

Today I was chatting with the FedEx man about this out of place thunderstorm we are having in the middle of November.  He was drenched in rain and apologized for the wet package.  I said, “Hey, I would take this over snow anyday”  he replied by telling me I had a great point and said “boy, your glass is always half full isn’t it?”  I wish I could have said yep, sure is.  The fact is, I probably see the bad side more than not.  I was however inredibly pleased that for once, to one perfect stranger I came off as completely optimistic.  Perhaps I should make a more permanent habit out of seeing the brighter side.  I will admit that I see things more differently than I ever have- but really, isn’t that true for every day if we are growing?  Perhaps I shouldn’t turn a 10 second span of one day into a philosophical rambling, but then again- this is my blog.  I am a typically happy, laid back person so it is in my nature to make a good thing out of a bad thing.  I just happen to have a chip on my shoulder that encourages me to be pissy a good portion of the time too.  The good thing is, people in general, but especially strangers won’t ever see that side of me.  Thank goodness.  It doesn’t make me a faker, I’m just courteous.  Someday- the day I am working towards, I’ll not be so pissy about trivial things.  I sure am glad there was a thunderstorm today. 

Did I mention that I received DDR Hottest Party for Wii a few weeks back??  Fun fun fun!  It is great, I really enjoy it and I am not at all surprised.  I already have four DDR games for PS2 so this was just a happy addition.  Now at first the requirement to use the Nunchuck & Wiimote were a bit annoying and how about all those extra distractions?  “Foot Confuser”  “Double Stomp” & “Foot Destructor” are just a few of the extra gimmicks thrown into this mix.  Though I have read you can turn these features off, I have gotten used to them & never bothered.  I have enjoyed the music & all around had fun playing the game.  It’s a bit dissapointing that there aren’t more options with each song with temp & such, but I never messed with all that much anyways.  My biggest disappointment would have to be that the songs aren’t overly challenging.  I can get a double A on multiple songs on difficult mode- something I could not so easily achieve on the previous games.  Also, at times a song might be too easy on basic but way too hard on difficult… it can be frustrating.  Overall I give it an A for the fun factor.  I look forward to seeing what will be next.  This past weekend I also got to check out Guitar Hero III for Wii.  Now, this was my first time ever playing GH & I would have to say I pretty much kicked butt.  I mastered “My Name is Jonas” well, until I discovered I was on easy mode… pffft.  The song selection is pretty sweet though, even a little Tenacious D thrown in there but some of it just isn’t my style.  It was really fun though.  My biggest complaint of this game?  The illusion it bestows upon all the nerds of the nation making them believe for a brief moment- that they really are a rock star.  Yea, I see them in Wal-Mart or Target “rocking” on GH complete with the tapping toe to the beat & everything…. Ok maybe it’s secretly a beautiful thing, I mean let’s face it I’m a rock star for getting double A’s on DDR songs.  Call me a nerd.