Post- Thanksgiving thoughts

Out of all of the holidays of the year, I think my favorite is Thanksgiving. Not because of any fabricated hype by the various stores trying to win my dollar or even the turkey or family. It is my favorite because out of all of the holidays it is still the most pure. It has not been tarnished so much by political correctness or commercialization. I re-emphasize "so much" because some are trying to ruin it.

The day before Thanksgiving, I was bored at work. The "Rocket Shop" was empty and all of the not-so-urgent paperwork that was sitting on my desk did not help my mood. Instead of real work, I decided to look at what REALLY happened on the first Thanksgiving, since most of the time in school we learned how to make paper indian headbands or paper turkeys with oddly colored feathers. What I learned... not much.

I did, however, come across an article written by George Washington recommending the people of the US to take a certain day off in November in 1789 to give thanks to God for all of the blessings that they had. I recommend you all to read it at Thanksgiving Article (remember, many of the "f"s are actually "s"s). I was shocked! If any American president today said anything near to what Pres. Washington said, he'd be lynched!

So, I celebrated this past Thanksgiving the way that Gen./Pres. Washington recommended. Honestly, it was one of my favorites ever. I think that I really did feel the spirit of Thanksgiving.

Of course, I have a lot to be thankful for. And I don't mean it cliche-y. I won't list any of them here, fearful to bore you, but I'll just say it again: I have a lot to be thankful for.

And, yes, it's a boy! <>

Many firsts

Besides this being my first blog post ever in my life, there are a few other things that marks the "many firsts" occasion.

Today, I've posted a family website. Although technically it's not my first website, it is very different than any other previous website. I've been working on the style of it for many months, learning new programs and a little bit of programming on the side.

I know that Kelsea has felt a little abandoned from time to time since the inception of the "personal website" idea, but I felt like learning something new that would take my mind off of work and school. It's still "beta" so, some of it is still not working just right. Of course, any suggestions would be great. Take a look at www.brandonandkelsea.com.

Tomorrow will be the big "first" for me. It will be the first time that I will actually get to "see" the baby, my baby, or at least a graphic representation of the baby on a screen. We will also hopefully find out if it is a boy or girl as well. It will be a nice gift to all of our family this Thanksgiving. It's definitely something that I've been looking forward to for weeks now. I feel a little like Kelsea has been feeling for the last few months; I just want to see her (my guess) and her little heart move. It brings a little comfort to something that is truly unknown and uncontrollable.

I think this is enough for now. I have a lot to say, but most of it will have to wait until later.

Happy Thanksgiving!