great day

today was a very nice holiday indeed. dinner with family at the restaurant was only one hour and as it was nearby our house, we were home quickly. i was utterly stuffed! i am not a big meat eater - actually i'm mainly vegetarian, but thanksgiving just isn't thanksgiving without the obligatory piece of turkey with sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. i had my fill, that's for sure - with no room left for pie. i'll have to make myself some pumpkin pie one of these days to make up for that. we got home early enough that i was able to put away the halloween decor and bring out some of the christmas decorations. i've got to be in the holiday mood as it makes me feel better. the holidays have never been full of fond memories for me. quite the contrary. they've always been the most miserable time of the year for me - that is - until i met marc. he has made me feel special and allowed me to bring in my own family traditions into the holidays. this was something my ex never did. actually, marc and i try to mix it up with his traditions and my own. plus, i bring things into the mix that weren't part of either of our traditions to make a whole new tradition that is just ours. i love christmas ornaments, but they have to speak to me. every year i get one or two new ones. 

regardless, today has been a great day. i've been working in my studio for several hours. making progress on a couple of projects i'm working on and laying the ground for others. and i've been able to listen to my ipod for the past few hours as well. music always helps me focus on what ever i'm working on at the time. home or work. the faster the music the more my mind can focus on the task at hand and it makes me happy. i downloaded another song for my ipod today - gorillaz "clint eastwood". that song always has me singing along with it and since i don't hear it much any more on the radio i thought i may as well have it on the trusty ipod. i do feel rather selfish having two ipods, but it comes in handy - one for listening to music and the other for just about everything else. the next one will have to have a bigger hard drive (note to those of you thinking about getting your first ipod - get the 16 gig).