A few things Im thankful for:

Just because I feel like sharing:

Thank you to the girl at the Starbucks on Columbia Parkway. I made a comment during my order that I had a bad day at work and needed a hot chocolate to bring my spirits up. You then sold me a cupcake and gave me my hot chocolate for free. It genuinely made my day better. I would have called and commented to your boss or to Starbucks in general about how sincerely great and nice you are, but didnt want it to get you in trouble for giving me something for free. Just know, I genuinely appreciated it.

Thank you to whichever one of my neighbors shoveled my walk way, and scraped my windshield. I thought it was Matt that had done it. He thought I had shoveled the walk way. When we realized that neither of us had done that, we were both very please that we have been, in a word, inducted, into our neighborhood, offically. (*tho, I think it may have something to do with the xmas cookies I provided*)

Thank you to my new co-workers for accepting me with open arms. I have never felt invited into a place I worked so openly and instantly. 

Im thankful my dad survived his second heart attack; and I pray there is no third.

I am thankful for my dog Violet. I could not have picked a more perfect dog for us. Shes the best.

Im thankful I have an unbelievably understanding husband. Who, no matter what, will be on my side at the end of the day. That we can talk about anything under the sun, and will always take eachothers side no matter how much we disagree. He is there when I need him, till the end.

Im thankful that I see my life the way I do. I have my very dark times, and my very light times, but in the end, Im glad I am living the way I want to, and not the way people tell me I should be living. I dont have kids, and I dont want any yet. I dont do drugs, because I dont want to. I dont take the antidepressants I should because I dont want to. Im strong enough to know what I want and what I need are two completely different things.

I am thankful for my house. I may hate it.... I may hate how small it is, and all the problems it has, and how much money its costing me to fix those problems, and how I wish it was in a different state, and how when we sell it, we're going to make... oh... right around 0$ on it... but at the end of the day... its MY house. Its something Matt and I worked for. We worked hard for it, and we continue to work hard for it, and I can be proud of it. There arent too many people my age that have actual houses that they own.  Im glad I am one of the fortunate few.

Im thankful I have a relationship with my husband, that he can say things like "that girl is stacked" and I can talk about the unforgivable things I would do to some people, and we can just laugh about it. At the end of the day, its us against the world, and we know it.

Have you thought about what YOU are thankful for lately?