Thanksgiving time again and I think for me Thanksgiving is more about reflection and less about actually giving thanks. But lets just ramble for awhile and see what happens, shall we? So here I sit, almost a quarter of a century old, just a day over thirty-nine weeks pregnant and married. I cant even put into words how thankful I am for everything. Every day I wake up is a blessing. I find myself looking around and wondering how I ended up here. Its sort of amazing if you look at the whole thing, where Ive been and where I am. Im sure the same can be said for a lot of people, no special snowflake here, but it certainly feels spectacular to me. This year what am I most thankful for on this day of giving the thanks? Well, lets see what is responsible for the miracles that are each and every single day that I wake up. Theres of course Trevor Donison, my husband. Who is the most amazing person Ive ever met or probably ever will meet. He brings such light to each of my days. He does so much for me and I dont think Ill ever feel like I give him enough back. How did I meet Trevor? Why, through Magic The Gathering. All good things come from Magic. On January 11th, 2013 it was my 24th birthday and I was at Friday Night Magic at CCG House. It was the first time I met him and from there it seems like it was meant to be. I know some people look at us and think we went way too fast but I think every relationship is unique and the speed at which Trevor and I proceeded was just right for US. So Magics to blame! I would have never started playing Magic if not for Daniel Smudde and his insistence for over a year that I start playing this ridiculous card game. Thinking about him now makes me smile in a sad way, but still smile. People come and go. I think some people are meant to be in your life but not forever and thats who Daniel was for me. He was a force that impacted my life in more ways then one and Im thankful for him. So Daniels to blame? Heres where it all gets so strange, because I would never have met Daniel if not for Martin Ujano. Am I thankful to Martin? If you just ask me that my off-the-cuff reaction is probably going to be Not even a little. In reality the answer is, probably. Its hard for me to say that though. When it comes to Martin Im still quite jaded. He was certainly a force in my life, he certainly had a huge impact on me and - in the end - who I am today. Not always impactful in the best ways either. But thats life. You have to take the bad with the good. So Martin? Ah, but Martin I met him down at The Lucid Dream Machine (TLDM) way back when. A place I would never have been, gone to or even known about without the Miss Lindsey McEwen. What can I say about my best friend? A lot. I could say a lot about her. For the sake of not taking this all too far Ill just say that without her I would be lost. Without her I would be a mess, you know, instead of being a hot mess. I wouldnt trade my experiences and friendship with her for the world. She took me down to TLDM and showed me the way of video games. An important way to learn, to be sure. So this Lindsey is to blame? Well, one rainy day the wonderful Christine McEwen took me to meet a new friend she had made at school. I didnt know who this Lindsey girl was, nor was I particularly interested either, but I went because thats what friends do. You shut up and let the other friend show off their new friend. Without Christine I would have never ever ever known that Lindsey existed. She would have just been that one weird goth girl who sat on the stairs outside of the drama classroom in high school. Christy has had probably the most subtle, in that its hard to see and sometimes hard to remember, impact on my life. But certainly an impact all on its own and I would definitely say that shes been good for me. My first real friend. Without her I would be even worse when dealing with people and Im thankful each day to have her in my life as my friend. So Christy? Ah, heres where we come down to the core of the matter. One fateful day in middle school I was sitting in the girls locker room minding my own business, just waiting for the bell to ring to leave and go to the next class. On my lap sat a magazine with a DragonBall Z character on it. And up walks this stranger who says to me Hey, you like that stuff too? and I look up at Christy and say Im OBSESSED. And BAM! Like that, the friendship between Christy and I was born, from a magazine in the girls locker room. Jeez, that sounds weird. And there you have it, DragonBall Z. What Im most thankful for this year. Little does Akira Toriyama or Toonami know, but without them I would not be who I am, I would not be where I am. Little do they know, but created something and put it out there in the world that would be a miracle for me. DragonBall Z is my miracle. But of course I cant forget whats most important of all, my parents. They did the best they knew how to raise me and Ive said some harsh things about that over the years, but look where I am now. Obviously they did something right. Which includes letting me veg out for hours in front of the TV watching that cartoon junk that I loved. If they hadnt let me do that, then I would never have come to love DragonBall Z and probably wouldnt have had that magazine on my lap that day. Little did they know but it was the best parenting decision that they ever made. I love both of my parents dearly and I wouldnt trade either of them for anything. So thank you DragonBall Z for being awesome in every single way.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:36:09 +0000
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