In the middle of all your running around today (because isn't that what T-Day has become?), take a moment to look around and realize just how greatly blessed you are. If you have family that drives you bananas, just nod, smile, and say thank you for the family members who are there to share today with you. Even if you have a gross, smelly turkey plopped on the table in front of you, just say thank you for the abundance of food at your disposal. We all have a million things to be thankful for, even if that's a little hard to remember on certain days... And we should practice the art of giving thanks all year round, not just in November.
That said, here I go: 66 things I'm thankful for, in no particular order.
- chubby-cheeked ladies with rattails and potbellies who make my heart go *boom* when they look at me and smile
- a family who loves my daughter as much as they love me (actually, I think it's a little more than me, but who's counting?)
- bald nieces with mile-long eyelashes whose giggles make me swoon
- Sol's godmothers
- uncles who hold Sol in the air like they're reenacting a scene from Lion King
- chocolatey brown dogs who give good hugs like it's their job
- good friends who I stay in contact with, regardless of how far away we live
- blue-eyed babies who wear camouflage and melt your heart
- Vanilla Java Porter
- MY JOB
- my old job (hear me out), which makes me that much more thankful for my current job.
- sunrises over marshes on foggy mornings
- men who wear vests and/or fedoras
- dark, quiet nights that force me to think about the good things in life
- bass players with full-blown Jesus beards
- Macbooks
- iPhones
- Honda Accords
- St. Michael Lutheran Church
- barefoot drummers who wear wolf shirts and drink pink martinis with salted rims
- FiveFingers
- candles that make my home smell like confectionery heaven
- frozen yogurt
- hitting all green lights when I'm late for work
- having a job that doesn't really care when I'm late for work
- good daycare
- Dr. Sheldon Cooper
- episodes of Friends to which I know every word, but still make me roar with laughter
- my Nikon
- Dunder Mifflin (The Office)
- Tofurky
- the four seasons (nature, not music)
- stellar meat alternative products from Morningstar Farms
- glasses with thick black frames
- Mumford and all his sons
- Tofurky
- shopping trips in Ann Arbor
- Bierleins who live in SW Michigan :)
- Kalamazoo Beer Exchange
- microbrews
- Biggby coffee
- Target
- wi-fi
- hairdressers named Kristin who turn your hair blue (on purpose)
- Silk soymilk
- Pinterest. PERIOD.
- Twilight Woods for men (handsoap for shizzle)
- the word "Word."
- vegetarian hippies at farmers markets
- my BOB. helping me make sure *this* stays a 10 (ha. haha.)
- Facebook... yes, seriously.
- running trails
- pacifiers
- Downy Unstopables
- Modern Family
- forgiveness
- shopping malls
- Toms
- a job in which I can speak Spanish
- Pandora
- AE jeans
- watches
- Ninja blenders
- imagination
- Max Ehrmann's Desiderata
- The Nutcracker
And after I wrote this, I checked out my Thanksgiving list from 2010 - which is slightly embarrassing, yet shockingly similar. Give it a read if you have time.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Leave a comment with something you're thankful for :)
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