how'd you spend your thanksgiving?!

well, it has been a fun day in my household. after battling off (i hope) a cold of sorts, we got up this morning and after discussing how ridiculous it was that walmart was open on thanksgiving day, we decided to take advantage of it and pay them a visit! apparently since i was getting a new ipod, my brother got an xbox360. so, after my brother and i were recently exposed to guitar hero, that is what we went to purchase at walmart. $100 later we were home, hooked up, and rocking out. taking a break, we watched some football, and somehow talked ourselves into thinking i should get a new car. you see, when i was driving home last night, all the suv lights were blinding me b/c i sat so low to the ground. so i decided i needed to put an end to that. i was thinking a SUV hybrid. so, partway through the football game, we decided to go look at cars :) we found some really nifty ones, but upon arriving back at home, i realized that i still cannot afford a 30K car (seriously, who was i kidding!!!!) i am trying to set aside my desire for something new (i mean, seriously, pay more and get worse gas mileage.. a cool looking car just isnt worth it. if anything, i should buy a snazzy new regular sized hybrid so that i can get stinkin awesome gas mileage and be able to save up a load of money so that one day when SUV's become good for the environment i can buy one then.

so at this point in the day we're back to normal thanksgiving day activities, finishing touches on the meal. it was delicious and we all ate WAY too much. this was followed by a little more guitar hero, and then some chicken foot (with dessert - yumminess), and then just a little more guitar hero. yeah. part of me definitely wants the xbox so that i can have the guitar hero game.... but at the same time.. i know i'd end up just more distracted, having fun yes, but not spending my time doing things that actually have a purpose in this world. (after living in nashville, i can attest that this world actually does NOT need one more guitar hero. even tho i am the best in my family! ... of course.. maybe that is only because i'm the only one that hasnt been drinking tonight). tomorrow we will join the shopping world, probably buying the karaoke game for the xbox (mom thinks she'd like that better than guitar hero). also, we'll be scoping out digital cameras - while my brother and i love the ones we got several years ago, they are now a bit outdated at a mere 3.2 megapixels. i do wonder if i should really ask for a new one.. thinking about that, and my fixation on a new car... i appear to be getting seriously caught up in the junk of this world. a cushy life as a friend recently put it. we'll see. but for now, i should be getting to bed. whatever illness is trying to slow me down isnt quite gone yet, and a good night's rest would probably do it good.