Thanksgiving week, a week we all come together as a family and give thanks for what we are thankful for and grateful for. For some people Thanksgiving was amazing and for others not so much, but for me it was hectic, it was all over the place, but yet I still had a smile on my face. My Thanksgiving went a little like this: first it started off crazy and wild because I was going back and forth with my mom trying to help her with everything because obviously I didnt wanna be on her bad side. Every year for Christmas and Thanksgiving and basically every single holiday we always do it at my house, so every year I have to go through that pain of having to get everything set up.
We finally got everything and we made it home and waited for Thanksgiving day to start cooking. Finally the day came and the cookout was on; my mom started cooking, and my uncle and I got all the tables and drinks and plates set up, and this year it wasn't that crazy. As time passed we started praying and saying thanks for everyone and everything, and stuffed our plates to the very top and began to enjoy every little bite. I realized that my girlfriend was having a bad Thanksgiving because of some family drama, so I invited her over to my house and we had a great time. We played bingo, and we played Uno with my family. We laughed, we smiled, and we sat there in joy just taking up all the smiles and laughter, praying the night never ends. As the moon started resizing the night grew bigger, and goodbyes grew more. I ended that day with a bright smile, but that wasn't the only thing, because the very next day was Black Friday and ever since I've started working, which was in the beginning of this summer, I never spent my money on my self; I always just saved up or spent it on dates or others, so this day I told myself I was gonna spoil myself.
Friday came and I went shopping with my girlfriend, and I went into the mall praying to find something, and for me it was hard because everyone was there and it was difficult trying to get to places when everywhere was crowded, but as time went by I eventually came out with two pairs of shoes and clothes. But the main thing I came out with was something I've been wanting for the longest, which was a gold bracelet because I love bracelets and I'm always getting the ones that are made of rope so they eventually tear, so I wanted a bracelet that would last a very long time. It just felt amazing being able to spend that much money on myself because it really just showed me that hard work pays off and better days are soon to come because my life with my family and money back then was horrible, and the fact that I was able to do these things with my money and smile with my family was a success for me. So to me I call this whole week and Thanksgiving a big success. To everyone out there, smile or not, it doesn't matter; stay forever blessed and always keep your head up, because better days are soon to come.
What inspired me to write this was the fact that it was a moment I wouldn't forget because about 8 months ago I was in the worst situation with my family and I wasn't having the best relationship with them, and for me to able to be good with them and for my girlfriend to be able to come over and spend Thanksgiving with me was a huge step. If I'm being honest I really didn't have a writing process because everything I wrote just came from my heart and I just wrote what it was I was feeling and what all happened. I structured it in a way where I wrote down my experience and how my Ihanksgiving went and then I wrote about how even if you didn't have a good one always stay blessed because I know I was blessed enough to have a good one but I know others were not so fortunate.