As Told By Me: It's Better to Give than to Receive

I've come to realize how true that saying is.
As much as I love getting gifts, it's so much funner and satisfying for me when I get to give gifts to other people;

And it doesn't even have to be someone you know.

Each year around Thanksgiving we have a half day and my school collects money, and then the day before Thanksgiving, which is today,after 12, we cook up a ton of food in the cafeteria;
Turkeys, potatoes, stuffing [We hit 300 pounds this year], cookies, hot chocolate;

Each cafeteria table is like a mini assembely line; and everyone works hard to cook up this huge meal;
Then on Thanksgiving, those who can make it wrap the large pots in blankets to keep them warm and go around giving food and cards to the less fortunate;
After the food is gone, they even give the blankets away;
I, sadly, won't be able to go see the looks on their faces tomorrow.

But in a weird way, I still feel happy.
And I don't mean happy as in a self-centered, "Wow, look at me. I'm such a great person", kind of way;
You just start thinking about how you made someones life a little bit better, if only for a little while.
For once, those people are having food given to them and shown that there are people who do care;
&& though it's hard to belive a pair of adorable Manolos would never give me the same warm fuzzy feeling, though they are gorgeous and I would love to get them :)

I guess you could say I wan't to be one of those people who help the world;
I'm against animal testing, save the rainforest, etc, etc.
I won't bore you with my opinions. lol

So I started thinking how unfair life is to some people.
I must admit I am lucky;
I get to wake up Christmas morning in a warm house, with nice clothes, and presents waiting for me, while some people only occasionally have a home, old clothes and nothing for them.
And so I've decided to start a new charity;

I'm going to collect gifts and gift packs;
I was thinking for teens/kids, a book, new clothing, snacks,etc.
I'd actually wrap them up and everything;
I just wan't to show them I care.

Okay, okay.
Let's get off the charity topic for a few;
I started feeling really sick a few hours ago.
I hope to god it's not the flu, considering many students and a few teachers caught it at my school, even though I did get the flu shot.
Feel a little better but still rather blah;

My mother also took it upon herself to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year for our entire family, which of course means my sister and I must help;
I love to cook though, so that's not a problem.
But she was looking at all these recipes and couldn't choose, so she went a little crazy.
She is making four different deserts. F O U R; Cuatro
And only 14 people are going to come, so.....Day-After-Turkey-Day-Sandwiches for everyone!!

LOL

&& I just heard that song Four Walls by Teddy Geiger for the first time in a while.
So old, but I remembered how much I loved it;
So here it is....