Preparing for Hibernation!

That German fellow at the end of the commercial? That's how I feel right now!

For the past two weeks or so I have had a seemingly insatiable appetite.  Today is a prime example.  I just wolfed down a large quesadilla (translated to mean: "God's Gift to the World"), a Fiber One bar and handful of snacky items here and there.  All within the past hour.

Yet still my stomach grumbles!!

This, along with the evidence of my sleeping almost until noon today has led me to believe I must be preparing for my winter hibernation.

It is no secret that I dislike winter with the passion of a thousand fiery suns.  Just take a look at my Twitter feed and you will find snide, sarcastic, or even downright pathetic comments and complaints about my chilly walks around campus.  To me, hibernation sounds like a wonderful thing!

Eats tons of good food around Thanksgiving, sleep through all the snowy nastiness that is winter (save for Christmas and New Years of course - a guy has to have some mid-hibernation snacks) and wake up in the spring skinny as a twig!  What's not to like about that?!

Unfortunately, it turns out some leading scientists have claimed that humans do not in fact hibernate.  This saddens be quite greatly, though I maintain hope... and preparation:)

I am going to be leaving you all with a free bit of wisdom given to me by my wonderful mother every year on Thanksgiving.  We sit down at the table filled with Turkey Roll (just ask!), stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, fruit salad, gravy, and rolls all homemade; give thanks to the Lord and each other about our year and the people in it; and then we all look at my mom, generally still wearing her apron, who says this:

"Let this mark the opening of Eating Season!"

Just try and tell me you don't want to eat anything this woman cooks!