Thanksgiving

                                        

I was just wondering if anyone feels the same way I do about Thanksgiving. I've always asked, why is it a holiday we celebrate. I mean, I'm not native American (not that they would celebrate) nor am I a pilgrim. But I've become accustomed to saying happy thanksgiving, because that's all I've known growing up.

Thanksgiving to me means family togetherness. I mean, we really never celebrate Thanksgiving per say, for us it is a day that majority of our family gets together and eat, kind of like a mini family reunion. I remember  being young and going to grandma's to eat, I always wondered how granny prepared and cooked so much food. I love all the hugs and kisses and joy that fills the room when we all get together. 

 My granny has passed god rest  her soul and it seems as if our family tradition has left with her.Our gatherings are getting fewer by the year. Has this happened in your family? Well, I'm going to try to bring it all back to the way it was! You  know what I think is great about Thanksgiving? It comes in the time of year when we are cozy and cuddling with our boo's, chillin under blankets and watching movies with the kids, warming up the house and just laying around enjoying family. I don't know what you and your family does after eating Thanksgiving dinner, but we indulge in the things I've mentioned above.

I'm a traditional type when it comes to my food, so I'm pretty much uniform with the menu. 
Check me out, I prepare:

Whole roasted turkey

Honey glazed  ham

Baked cornish hen

Collard greens

Brown sugared yams, topped with marshmallows 

Home made baked macaroni and cheese

Turkey Dressing

Deviled eggs

Buttered dinner rolls

Cranberry sauce

Doesn't that sound delicious, got your mouth watering huh? You best better believe it taste just as good as it sounds too! I'm stingy with my kitchen on thanksgiving, I like to do everything myself. I love to cook for my fam and watch them enjoy every bite, it brings me pleasure, LOL! This year I might let my kids help, you know teach them a thing or two about cooking up some of that goodness.

Now, I know the origins of Thanksgiving has a horrific back story, involving the wrongdoings of Native Americans, and some have been tricked into believing that it was just this fabulous gathering amongst pilgrims and Indians(research the history, you've been dooped). So how about saying a prayer for Native Americans this year on Thanksgivings and remember their loved ones and lost ancestors, and let's actually start giving thanks for what we have and where we are in our lives today. I love the sound of Givingthanks! 

No one should ever go hungry except (phedopihiles, people who murder for sport and rapists)

Happy Givingthanks!!!!!

 Happy Creating from 2ufromus

Love It or Hate It we have a Black President! (Shawty "What You're Thinking")

I'm always trying to create if I'm not thinking about what to create, I'm thinking about how can I create. It's an ongoing function in my brain (I don't want to try to find something to write about but sometimes I do). The purpose for my blog is to share my love for crafting and living life as a black lesbian. There are times when a post is like writing an English essay on grammar, hard, but I will continue to write until my thoughts come through my fingers so in this post I will be sharing my new t-shirt that I've named 44. 

I made it to honor our 44th president, Barack Obama. Now, I know a lot of people don't care for this man but I don't care equally that they don't like him! It is my pleasure to have a decent man who genuinely cares for our world and it's a perk that he's black. In a lot of ways I feel connected to this man because I can relate to the discrimination he goes through on a daily. 

Being black and a lesbian I'm a triple threat, I know I only mentioned two labels but most separate my sexuality and gender, so watching and listening to what he has to face everyday I can completely empathize. But, before this turns into some equality plea I want to stay upbeat and move forward.

 

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Today (and I'm excited) I'm sharing the love I have for my President of the United States, Barack Obama and the entire Obama family! No criticism, no nagging and whining about what he hasn't done, just the respect the leader of the free world deserves, some true "Appreciation"! No matter his do's and dont's he's our president and I wanted to share what inspired me to make this t-shirt but for the life of a charge against a guilty cop, I can't remember exactly what helped me come up with the fabulous idea to make P.O.T.U.S (44) but I know (fo' sho) it has something to do with crafting and the internet. I just know it popped in my head and I started building it in my craft artist two editing software. 

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For this project you will need, of course, a t-shirt, some heat vinyl, a heat press, weeding tools, a cutter, computer, editing software and plenty imagination. I've included pictures and a tutorial, so please visit our Youtube channel here to watch, comment, and subscribe! 

Now, you know I can't leave without a video and one of our tracks so without further ado, this video is one of my many favorites and I hope you enjoy it.

As I venture towards earning my place amongst this world wide web I'm reminded how hurtful things can be (Family Hurts) at times but regardless of my achievements and how painful the journey can be I'm grateful for the opportunities that God has allowed, so please enjoy the track and as always "Happy Creating from 2ufromus"!

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Honoring our Vets from Columbus Ohio

It's rare if you meet someone who doesn't know what a buckeye is thanks to Ohio State, our famous football team, and mascot but some may not know the facts behind the buckeye tree and where it originates from?

There're two types of buckeye:

Ohio and Yellow Buckeye

[A deciduous tree from the Horsechestnut Family (Hippocastanaceae)]

 You may ask how did a state become associated with a nut-bearing tree?

One of the stories is that it originated from the presidential campaign of  General William Henry Harrison n 1840. 

 A log cabin decorated with raccoon skins and a string of buckeyes became the symbol of Harrison's campaign.  The following became his campaign song:

“Oh where, tell me where was your buckeye cabin made?
Twas built among the merry boys who wield the plough and spade,
Where the log cabins stand, in the bonnie buckeye shade.

Oh what, tell me what is to be your cabin’s fate?
We’ll wheel it to the capital and place it there elate,
for a token and a sign of the bonnie Buckeye state.”

As a result, citizens of Ohio became known as “Buckeyes.”

Additionally,  In 1953, the Ohio legislature designated the Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra, as Ohio's official state tree. The tree is called the buckeye because its nuts resemble the shape and color of a deer's eye. The buckeye is relatively common in Ohio, growing especially well along rivers and streams and in floodplains.

In honor of our vets 2ufromus created a crystaled buckeye to show our appreciation to the soldiers who fought for the freedoms we are able to express in ohio and the world. Take a look at our veteran pillow.
These are the tools and items you will need:
 Twizzers
Necklace Chain Link 
Rhinestones
G-S Hypo Cement
E6000 Adhesive
Barrel Clasps
and Buckeyes

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 [buhk-ahy]

(any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, as A. glabra (Ohio buckeye) having palmate leaves, gray, scaly bark, and bell-shaped greenish-yellow flowers in upright clusters)

information source: ohio history central, dictionary.com, ohio nature.com, ODNR