Lazy Sundays

I'm thankful for:

1. Frequent flyer miles.
2. Seeing my dad for the first time since August.
3. Instincts.
4. "A pair of jeans that fit just right".
5. Country music.
6. Hopefully seeing my mother and sister for a few days before Thanksgiving.
7. Re-reading a good book.
8. A time in my life where I have time to appreciate the little things, help out friends who need it, and make spending time with the people I love a priority.

I love Saturdays

Things I'm thankful for today:

1. A clean apartment. I mean really clean.
2. Food in the fridge.
3. A full tank of gas.
4. Dinner with friends.
5. Crawling into bed with Charlie knowing we have no alarms to set for the morning.
6. A warm winter jacket on a cold, windy night.
7. Watching puppies play.
8. Salt and vinegar potato chips.
9. Long phone calls home.

TGIF

Today I'm thankful for:

1. The fact that it's Friday! I have 3 hours left of work before a whole week off.
2. My second interview at a new job (hopefully). I would LOVE for this to work out and be able to say good-bye to doggie daycare forever.
3. My cool canisters I got at Crate & Barrel yesterday with my 15% off coupon.
4. Any place I can bring my dog. Trails, breweries, stores...I love them all.
5. My super warm down jacket that I bought wayyy before it got cold.
6. My thoughtful future mother-in-law.
7. Taking a nap on the couch, wrapped in a warm blanket, with the sound of the wind whistling outside.

Thankful Thursday

Today was a good day :) ...
I'm thankful for:

1. My free coffee at Starbucks. They felt bad bc they had to brew a new pot for me.
2. Christmas music at the mall. Yeah, I know it's early but I love it.
3. My clean dogs. 2o minutes and 2 baths later I have two clean, coconut smelling pups.
4. No work next week. I plan on spending it hiking, cooking, and hanging out with my dad.
5. The fact that I think I found bridesmaid dresses. Hopefully. (I've said this before.)
6. I can start decorating for Christmas soon. Very soon.
7. The first snowflakes of the season!
8. Friends. The show and the people.

Wonderful Wednesday

I'm thankful for:

1. Norah Jones in the morning. It's always nice to start the day off relaxed.
2. Hobby Lobby. LOVE it!
3. The Holidays.
4. My red blanket.
5. Flowers.
6. A finace who does laundry.
7. Kisses from my favorites.

8. A good book I can't put down.
9. Hot chocolate. With marshmellows.
10. Target. I could spend hours there and I owe them many paychecks.

Thanks on Tuesday

Things I'm thankful for today:

1. A glass of wine in front of a fire with the dogs at my feet and a cat in my lap. mmmm.....

2. That election day is finally here so we can have a decision and move on.

3. My parents. Who took a day off of work to meet with a caterer for our wedding. It makes me wish that I was a part of all of the decisions though. :(

4. Free long distance.

5. My cuddly cat who always wants to sit on my lap.

6. The fact that I got an oil change today which means that I don't have to get another one for 5,000 miles.

7. Cheese and crackers.

8. Sleeping in late, under a down comforter.

9. Hooded sweatshirts.

10. The greeting I get from my dogs when I walk in the door. :)

Things I'm grateful for...

So I was reading an article in a magazine about people who kept a "gratitude journal" for a month. Basically, they just recorded every day the things they were thankful for. So I figured being November and all that I would give it a try. I don't know if I'll manage to post every day ... but I'll try.

The 10 things I'm thankful for today are:

1. The fact that I live in such a beautiful place. Seriously, everytime I walk outside I see the Rocky Mountains. There are endless places to hike, explore, and see and they all amaze me. Even though we live in an apartment...this is what our patio backs to....not bad, eh?

2. My finace who has given me enough support and distance to discover what makes me happy.

3. My pets. Our two dogs, Dunkin and Henry, and our cat, Toby. I have always wanted to live with dogs and I'm so thankful that I finally can. They cuddle with me when I'm sad, make me go outside everyday, and are goofy enough to remind me not to take myself too seriously.

4. That Charlie's parents were able to come and visit us. It's been a little lonely since moving from D.C.. It was great to see them, do some sightseeing with them, and I know how much it meant to Charlie that they came out to see us.

5. My red bookshelf. Charlie wanted to get rid of it when we moved (before it was red) and I told him that I wanted to keep it and paint it. It's my favorite piece of furniture in my favorite color and it only cost me about $12 (the cost of paint).

6. That my dad is coming to visit in a week. We used to take trips to the beach every year together and I'm really going to miss that. I can't wait to see him and spend some time with him.

7. That I'm starting grad school in a couple months. It's taken me a long time to figure out what I wanted to study and I gave up a good job that I really liked to move to Colorado and pursue my degree. It hasn't always been easy...but I'm glad that I made the decision to make the move. I think I always would have regretted not coming.

8. My job. It sucks and I hate it but it's a job and considering where we live and what's happening to the economy, I'm lucky to have it.

9. I don't work until 11 today so I get to drink 2 cups of coffee. :)

10. Our fireplace. I LOVE it. It makes the winter seem a lot cozier!