Diary of The Food Whore: Thankful

Thankful

November 21, 2007

I will just say what I have been saying - ad nauseum - for the last 24 hours, "I can't believe it's Thanksgiving".

And then I will show you what it was like for me last night with that damnable turkey. Turkey Commercial

No, seriously.

I am so glad The Husband was not there to witness what was the Great Turkey Throw-down of '07. He would have sighed and came to me and said, "Babe, it's just a turkey. Relax a bit." And I would have said bad words and slipped on the ice cubes that fell out of the ice maker which, in a complete act of defiance, I refused to pick up.

I say this with a fair amount of confidence because it happens somewhat regularly at my house - the overflowing ice maker, followed by all the swearing and slipping, I mean.

But the bird is in a brine, ready to have it's nether regions stuffed with herbs and spices and butter and some onion and some lemons and whatever else I deem appropriate. Maybe even possibly The Grandmother's rolling pin if the plump bastard tries to pull the ole 'Slip and Escape' like it did last night.

And despite all the klutziness - laced with all the swearing - I have so much to be thankful for this year.

I know it's hard to believe that someone whines and sighs as much as I do can have a thankful heart, but I do. And it's full. I am blessed beyond measure - more than I certainly deserve. I have an amazing family, amazing friends and colleagues, and let's not forget The Husband, who's patience and wisdom for putting up with me is unparallelled. He's loving, and sweet. He has a wicked sense of humor like I do, and most importantly he never touches The Vodka.

And I am grateful that I am...grateful. I know the fragile state of all things and the importance of never taking anything for granted. There are just no guarantees in life, unless you count The City Council of Crazy Town eating in The Restaurant twice a week. That's a given - 100% certain, never going to change.

But even that, I am grateful for. What would I have to talk about if only the normal people crossed my path?

And thanks for only sending once piece of hate mail this last month. Thank you for informing me that my grammar and spelling are pathetic. But let's be honest here, that's no big secret. We all know that. Though I had no idea that my inability to use chopsticks makes me one of the stupidest people on the planet.

And here I thought it was all the liquor.

But for everyone - yes, even you Mr. Crabby Pants E-Mail Sender - It is my hope and prayer that your days are filled with laughter, and that your table and hearts will be full. If you are one of 20 at the table, or if it's just a table for 1, remember that it's not the amount of people around the table, it is the amount of love you are willing to share.

May you, too, be blessed beyond measure and may you all have a fabulous holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Posted by Foodwhore at November 21, 2007 02:11 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
I really enjoy your blog.

Posted by: Tom at November 21, 2007 04:11 PM

Thank you for making me smile again and again while I read your blog. Happy Thanksgiving.

Posted by: Mrs. L at November 21, 2007 04:36 PM

Aww, what a great post! I really like your blog, and my fondest wish for you is that you feel this way every Thanksgiving for the rest of your life.

I love to read all of your ramblings, and I can't wait to hear if this year's Thanksgiving extravaganza lives up to last year's. Bon appetite and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Posted by: weejie at November 21, 2007 04:57 PM

Happy Thanksgiving, FW! You have wildly entertained me all year, and I am very grateful. (And please remember, hatemails to food blogs have nothing to do with the food blog. They have to do with the fact that there are crazy entitled miserable assholes on the internet as well as in your restaurant. But I'm guessing you've figured that out. Personally, I'm amazed you read email from the site at all. I wouldn't have it in me.)

Posted by: Charlotte at November 21, 2007 05:00 PM

I loved the post,,,,Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

ps - I don't get people that send bad comments or hate mail. If I feel that way about a blog I quit reading it. period. end of story.

Posted by: sue.g at November 21, 2007 07:49 PM

Happy Thanksgiving! If only I could write about my turkey woes as eloquently as you do about yours...

Posted by: Em at November 21, 2007 08:16 PM

Lovely post. And a Happy Thanksgiving to you!!

Posted by: Meg at November 22, 2007 12:48 PM

I'm a dedicated lurker who wanted to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted by: Traci at November 22, 2007 07:33 PM

happy thanksgiving FW! love love love your blog! i too have been lurking for a very long long time :)

that commercial got both dh and myself giggling like crazy! we've seen it a number of times on the boob-tube.

enjoy your dinner!

Posted by: Julie at November 22, 2007 08:31 PM

Well said. And ditto. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted by: Margarita at November 23, 2007 08:20 AM

Happy Thanksgiving from a lurker who is thankful for your LOL posts. It's a happy day when the RSS reader bolds your name.

Our Thanksgiving involved some serious turkey wrangling, but since I delegated the job of brining I only heard second-hand about how it took 9 people to get it into the brine (heh heh).

I'm REALLY looking forward to your holiday stories...

Posted by: Susan at November 23, 2007 06:36 PM

Love the blog. Had a crazy 22 person thanksgiving so I can relate! Just wanted to send you a positive email/comment! Hope you have a great week!

Posted by: sonia at November 25, 2007 08:16 PM