bitter thanks?

I'm bitter that I have to work on Thanksgiving (a super long and busy day, at that) AND on Black Friday (my favorite holiday of the year). What makes it so sucky is that

1) I can't go home and see family

2) I can't even celebrate with people here in the city

3) I missed out on a trip to Sherry's house in Jersey (AND NO TAX AT OUTLET MALLS)

4) It seems like everyone else gets a bazillion days off this week, when I get none.

Yargh.

But... I'm trying to be thankful, b/c as certain people have reminded me, I SHOULD be thankful that I even have a job! AND I realized today as I left work at 2AM, I'm going to be making bank on my paycheck this week for working long hours on my 6 day- workweek. Yay monies.

Here's an email that Jane wrote to us roommies:

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Hope you guys have a great thanksgiving.

Nancy! Hope you aren't too sad about having to work, but you work at the best restaurant in NYC!! How awesome is that?!

I'm really thankful to have you guys as my roommates :) see you soon!!

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Yes.... I should really be thankful that I work for one of the best restaurants in NYC, even if it does require a lot of sacrifice from me. And I am thankful that the holiday season is one month from being over, after which maybe I'll be able to live a semi normal life again!

But if I thought Thanksgiving was bad.... New Year's is only going to be 100x worse.