There are so many things to be thankful this Thanksgiving that I hardly know where to start…so I figured I would just list a few (not necessarily in order of amount of thankfulness):
- A family that is supportive, positive, encouraging and enormously generous and good
- Friends who get it, and will be my friends forever, even if I keep taking off on crazy adventures
- Freedom of expression (applicable in the US): the ability to wear what I want, hold my husband's hand and speak my opinion without being criticized
- Washing machines and the knowledge that someday, somewhere, I will meet one again…and possibly his friend, Mr. Dryer
- My legs; as much as I may curse the cellulite that has slithered its way onto my thighs (it couldn't be the copious amounts of chocolate that I have been eating), I am so thankful for strength and energy and mobility
- Tortillas. Costco, 40 tortillas, $3.59…I will see you in my dreams tonight…
- The most amazing, sweet, delightful, funny, best husband in the whole world. I am eternally grateful for his everything.
- Whip cream in a can – one squirt, heaven.
- Communication and knowing English; so it hasn't helped me much here but I am thankful for the fact that almost anywhere you go, you can usually find someone who speaks at least a little English…how lucky are we?
- Full length mirrors (I might retract this one after, actually seeing my entire body at once someday, but in theory, I am thankful for them and they motivating qualities they have)
- The Internet. Skype, email, celebrity gossip, fashion week streaming live from Paris, online banking, blogs, Google, pirating video sites, iTunes, etc, etc, etc. A window to the world…
- Music and the way it helps me run for miles
- A creative mind and the capacity to feel positive energy through art and design
- Cotton. Clean cotton…straight from the dryer, warm, yummy, towels and sheets
- The freedom to question conventional wisdom and invoke change
- Heaters…especially the elusive, modern thing called central heating
- Books, books and more books; how thankful I am to be able to call upon my education and intellect to gain access to a whole new world, life, experience and thought…
- Being American and the ability to go almost anywhere on the globe without restriction (now if only I had the fundage…)
- High heels and platforms; I really did think I was five foot eleven, bummer.
- My bike. If I didn't have it, there would be no way to get from one side of town to the other without drinking a few cups of tea
- Wool socks
- All of you…reading this…thank you for being you.
Much love to all and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
~em
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