Fortunes

I've always loved fortune cookies. Well at least the fortunes inside. I'm not convinced that anyone actually eats the cookie. . . Some are amusing, some thought provoking, some frighteningly intuitive. As with lots of things, kids have given me a new perspective on fortune cookies and there's a whole new reason they're fun: I get a huge kick out of Sassy. She has become the fortune cookie expert who emphatically declares “That's not a fortune!” when someone gets a less than desirable peek into the future. Oh, the irony when our last visit to a Chinese restaurant resulted in Sassy getting: “Have a nice day.” HAHA! I laughed SO hard as she pouted and scowled. She's right. That's SO not a fortune.

I've been carrying one around in my wallet for a while now: “You will be fortunate in every way.” I loved it. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It might be one of my favorite holidays. There's no extra pomp and circumstance. No exchanging presents, no dying eggs, no shooting off fireworks. Just family and food. LOTS of food. “I should have worn elastic” amounts of food. And of course, giving thanks. Something we should honestly do all year long. It's nice though to set aside a day to acknowledge how blessed we are—because at times, it can be hard to remember on the other 364. I know that I often forget—when my molehills are growing into mountains and life's curveballs keep coming. Unfortunately it's easy to let life's tragedies and hard-knocks overshadow the many blessings. So I love this fortune. It's been a nice reminder every time I open my wallet that I AM fortunate to be living this life. Even when I'm opening my wallet at the pump to fork over $3 a gallon. Which sadly would be “cheap”. . .

And how cool is this. . . the other night while Sassy was sulking about her fortune and doing her best to NOT “have a nice day,” I cracked open my fortune cookie: “You will be fortunate in every way.” Now, maybe getting two of the same fortunes says we eat at this particular Chinese restaurant a little too much. Maybe there are thousands of people walking around with the same mass-produced fortune tucked in their wallets. But I like to think that I was destined to have that fortune—and it's only fitting that I have multiple ones. Just like our blessings. :)

Happy Thanksgiving! And have a nice day. HA!