Give Thanks

This year, we have so much to be thankful for. Doug and I are thankful for our first year of marriage, graduation, wonderful, supportive family, great friends (near and far), our menagerie of pets, new jobs, prospects of new jobs and all the fun we have when we're not working our butts off. We are acutely aware of how lucky we are and we are thankful for it every day, not just Thanksgiving. As we draw closer to the holiday season I get weepier by the day. It's the stress of the end of the semester and how much I love Christmas decorations.

I'm grateful for the small stuff too. I'm grateful for Tazo Chai Tea on cold, snowy days like today. I'm grateful for the beautiful setting I wake up to every morning, here in Boulder. I'm grateful for snuggly animals and my computer that keeps me connected to all the people I love. Today I'm grateful for the day off, I'll get to my real work eventually.