30 Days of Thanks-- Day 30

Today, Day 30, I am thankful for my husband.  I am always thankful for my family, but my husband has definitely become my best friend!  He is one of the most thoughtful people that I know and he is the best thing to come home to at the end of the day.  He is the reason that I get through the tough days and the hug that I look forward to at the end of my day.  Today I had school, and got home around 4, and had to leave at 5 to babysit.  Not only did I have his full attention for that hour, but he made me an early dinner and ate it with me, since I have strict food guidelines to follow.

 

He definitely was made for me.  I know it sounds corny, but I really like the song that says 

"when God made you, he must have been thinking about me."

30 Days of Thanks-- Days 28 & 29

 Today, Day 28, I am thankful that I am one semester closer to being finished my Masters.  We have finished one course for this semester, and I have one class left of my other course (but all of my projects are finished early and turned in).  I also called to register for my ONE LAST COURSE for the Spring!!!  After May, I will be finished with my Masters!!!  Wooo hoo!!!

Today, Day 29, I am thankful for a garage.  I know, it's a silly thing to write as one of the things I'm thankful for, but I am so thankful that we have a garage for my morning commutes.  Everyone knows that I am not a morning person, so it's such a relief knowing my car is in the garage and I don't have to scrape ice off of it like I had to do when I was living at home or at college.  It's the little things :-)

**Sorry for the lack of pictures lately.  Blogger said that I have reached my maximum uploads for the year :-(**

30 Days of Thanks-- Day 27

Today, Day 27, I am thankful that Jason always cooks chicken for me.  I find the process absolutely disgusting when it is raw, so he does the hard work.  Tonight, he had class, so I had to make my own chicken, complete with thawing it out from the freezer.  (Talk about gross!!)  It turned out fine, but I made some extra pieces for Jas to have when he got home from class.  Just made me a little extra grateful that he cooks the chicken around here!

30 Days of Thanks-- Day 26

Today, Day 26, I am thankful that my Aunt Lee Lee is a hairdresser.  I can't explain how awesome it is to be able to get your hair cut when it's convenient and enjoy the conversations while you're there.  I didn't get my own hair cut, but Jason did today, and it was really nice to squeeze it in before our grad class tonight!  It was even more amazing when it was time to get our hair done for the wedding-- she understood me completely and was able to do exactly what I wanted!!  She's the best!

30 Days of Thanks-- Day 25

 

Today, Day 25, I am thankful for impromptu family meals.  We went to church this morning and were asked if we wanted to go to lunch with a bunch of people from my Dad's side of the family.  Since we weren't planning on doing much other than hitting up the grocery store, we stopped at Parma with the rest of the family who was coming.  It was a much appreciated surprise and it was great to catch up with them, since it seems that too much time goes by between visits!  I'm definitely grateful for all sides of my family, both on my side, and Jason's side!!

30 Days of Thanks-- Day 24

Today, Day 24, I am thankful for family traditions.  For as long as I can remember, we have been going to Aunt Lee Lee's house after Thanksgiving to make and decorate Gingerbread houses.  The girls do houses and the boys do trains, and we cover them in every candy imaginable.

Of course, since Aunt Lee Lee is so creative and always goes above and beyond, the gingerbread houses now come on elaborate cardboard stands that you put together, and the day also includes make-your-own pizza and snacks while we work.

While our houses never look quite the way we imagined, and sometimes the house won't stay together without a ton of icing holding it together, it's the family bonding time that is the best part!  It has been awesome getting together as a family and doing this, but it's gotten more and more fun as we've grown older.  Her hard work definitely does not go unnoticed!

30 Days of Thanks-- Days 22 & 23

Today, Day 22, I am thankful for my family.  It has been an entirely hectic day, and I can hardly stand up straight because my back hurts so much, but I wouldn't have been able to pull off my First Thanksgiving without help from my parents and mother-in-law.  We ended up rearranging the entire house, dining room table went to the kitchen, kitchen table and a folding table went to the dining room, but it went great, even if my Mom did clog my sink with potato peels and we had to wash dishes in the bathroom sink ;-)  This was our first major holiday missing our favorite little girl, so it was really important to be together.  She was on our minds of course all day, and it was a struggle to make it through the day, but we will take one day at a time.  Holidays make you realize just how important and irreplaceable your family really is!!

Today, Day 23, I am thankful for my Mom.  While my husband, Dad, and father-in-law worked for almost 5 hours unclogging the kitchen sink, she helped me clean and organize almost my entire house.  She even helped me clean up the kitchen once the guys were done using the machine that got crap (literally) all over the place as they cleaned the clog out of the pipe 25 feet away.  Then, my Dad and husband hung another shelf for me in my pantry, so I was able to move some of the food around.  She helped me organize not only the pantry, but every other cabinet in my kitchen, and the all over the house!  Cleaning is one of my least favorite things to do, but I had to have gotten my love of organizing from somewhere, so it was gret to have a second person there with me.  We threw away lots and lots of stuff :-)

Also, last week, when I wrote about the Eagles game, she even went to the grocery store and packed our lunches for the week since we ere gone all day.

How did I get so lucky??

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