Let's Talk Chickens

So, the holiday season is here!!!! YAY!!!!!

Thanksgiving was awesome this year, as usual. Love my crazy family. I got two Thanksgivings, which was cool. The first was a gathering of all the generations of the family....the location was a cousin's house--pretty much out on the farm.

I want to say first of all, I've never seen so many chicken coops in my entire life. Secondly, I did not realize that God made some chickens the size of a small cow.

No, really.

And some of them were loose from their coops. I ran back into the house very quickly.

Isn't it amazing how roosters and chickens have such small brains, yet I am scared to death of a Chicken attack by these mutant creatures my cousin owns...

Otherwise, Thanksgiving was great. It's always good to see the cousins and aunts and uncles, etc.etc. And eat as much as possible.

I just keep eating. And my mother just keeps cooking and baking. It's like she wants me to gain 150 pounds this year. I am definitely well on my way.

In other news, I saw Twilight last week. AMAZING. Not disappointing at all. Now I am even more hopelessly in love with a fictional vampire. Yes.

Black Friday I had to work. Not as busy as I expected, however there was a report of a 34-year-old man in a New York Wal-Mart who got the unlucky job of opening the doors for customers at 5 a.m. and he was trampled to death. I personally think this should be the end of Black Friday, except for an online sale, maybe. So, so sad. All his co-worker could do was fiend for himself against the crowd and helplessly watch the other poor man meet his untimely demise. So, so sad. Please keep his family in your prayers, for they'll have to deal with this over the holidays, which is especially hard.

Well, I'm still saving money, still not spending, still working a lot, trying to live up to that tightwad family standard. :-)

I just wanna say randomly that I absolutely adore my family, especially as we keep growing. I'm close to them all already, because I was born to such a young mom, I've always felt as though her brothers were my brothers and her parents were my second set of parents...But there are so many different personalities in our family, yet we all compliment each other so well, I think. I see so much sadness and distance between families in my job and it makes me feel incredibly grateful to have such real love among all of my crazy uncles, aunts, and cousins.

On another note, it's really cold outside, but the Christmas music playing everywhere more than makes up for it. I also put up a Christmas tree last night in my bedroom....Love Love Love it. I am crazy about the Christmas season so this entire month is gonna be bliss for me.

Followed by a depressing 23-year-old birthday I'll be having....still not a millionaire. Dammit.