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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DallasFanForever" data-source="post: 345630" data-attributes="member: 13221">That would be ironic if I gave you your name this year my friend because I can’t even come up with one for myself yet LOLYes, you are correct! It’s basically a day for family and sharing a big meal together. It’s definitely less commercialized than Christmas and to me that’s why it’s my favorite holiday. It’s all about giving thanks and unfortunately I think that’s something a lot of us don’t do enough of. It’s easy to forget. I refused to get depressed last year. Usually the holidays are very tough for me and that was something I wanted to change. Life has to go on eventually and it took me a long time to be able to embrace that but I’m glad I finally did. For years I’d look at those decorations in the stores and I’d see everyone so happy and exchanging gifts and laughing and everything I was feeling was just the opposite. And then it hit me that I used to love Christmas. I missed Christmas and I missed walking through the malls and looking at all the decorations and more than anything I missed being with my family. I missed buying gifts for everyone. And I could feel the one person I missed the most telling me that it was okay if I wanted to move on now, that she was fine and I had mourned her long enough. I felt that all through the holidays last year from Thanksgiving to New Years and I had never felt this before. That feeling was there every day and it guided me. That was when I knew I was going to be okay and I could start celebrating Christmas again. That’s why when someone I know tells me they can’t celebrate the holidays that particular year for whatever reason I totally understand. I won’t push because no one pushed me, I have to say. Everyone gave me my time and space and no one ever got mad. We all deal with stuff and we all deal with it differently. You know, I never thought about this til now. I see so many people with their decorations on all day but I never considered what it must cost them. Thank you Lashes! I have had some close calls over the years with these holidays. I feel like I go from walking through cemeteries to walking around giant turkeys to tripping over Christmas lights very quickly this time of year. The best ones are when I fall over someone’s decorations and it gets recorded by their cameras. I do love those! Once they stop laughing I will have to beg them to make sure the video never sees the light of day. This made me laugh! I didn’t put up any decorations for Halloween either I’m ashamed to say. Halloween seemed very quiet here this year. I didn’t notice many trick or treaters at all. Did you notice this where you live? Or was it a busy Halloween? You had me all excited for a big name movie star or something! But I’d still be excited if it was a minor star also. This sounds really nice! I was. Well, more like scared LOL!! I miss soda and tea and sugary drinks but I have to say that only drinking water is making a huge difference. I never anticipated how much better I would feel though. I have so much more energy now than with the sugar, if that makes any sense. I know you can’t give up coffee, but I don’t think two cups a day is bad for you. I never did like coffee for whatever reason. Can’t drink it but I do love my coffee ice cream. That stuff is addictive!I give myself one day of splurging on the weekend, usually Sunday. But overall I’m being very strict for now. It’s very difficult but the results are rewarding. Have a good week ahead my friend! And the same goes for everyone else on this thread!! DFF has to go get ready for another hurricane now unfortunately. And unlike last time this one is kinda headed right for me!!!</blockquote>

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