Giving Thanks to Turkey, Pork and Trees....

I am the most carnivorous vegetarian I know. Did I mention I was suppose to be working on becoming a vegetarian? Yup, for the last three months. Most days I'm damn good at eating vegetarian. I bought all the Boca and Morningstar products. Freezer packed with tilapia, shrimp, and various cheese/portobello mushroom filled pastas. Now, I don't want to be confused with the girl who eats meat when someone else is picking up the tab.... I will gladly purchase it myself. So I'm not wanting to be vegetarian because I can't afford meat. Nor do I want to be that cute bohemian sista who, you know, doesn't eat meat... I made the choice for discipline and focus. Kind of like when I stopped smoking. I quit cold turkey... Don't get me wrong, I planned to eat meat during the holidays, two scheduled relapses, Thanksgiving and Christmas.. but damn, I over did it so much that I am afraid.... I liken this experience to the amaretto/tequila Monterey trip my freshman year in Undergrad. By the time we got to the International Bridge in Laredo, I was sick as a dog, and was throwing up literally in Mexico and the United States. See, I woke up with a meat hangover, breath reeking of fried turkey and (OH THE HORROR) smoked pork loin. (These people, the pecans and the elm can cook!!! So I practiced a deadly sin: gluttoney. 'Chelle, grazing is for PUNKS!!!) And I ate so much I wanted to be sick. Again the pecans and the elm can cook, I am so ashamed, I prostituted myself so well for the meat. And ohh to be a five dollar whore on pay day... well, actually, I was.. I am slightly embarrassed, but as they say in any 12 step program admitting is the first step.
Aside from that, Thanksgiving was absolutely perfect. I could not have asked for better company. I was, as always where I wanted to be. Thank you. (Anything more will get me into trouble....)
To my peeps I didn't get to call to wish you a good day, I'm offer a sincere apology and pray that you all went happily and returned better than you were before. What I wanted to say, to my regulars... I love ya... I missed you... And thanks for being a gift I can open daily. On good days, I am eternally grateful, and on bad days, I am truly blessed... To my trees, ELM, OAK, MELIACEAE, and those darn PECANS... Thanks for allowing me to be a small part of your life.... Meliaceae, I'm still a pebble, trying to be a rock.... I miss you... and no I cannot get instant messaging....