Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Its a good time to sit back and remember all of the things I am thankful for. There is a lot, so I will try to condense it a bit.

1. Family ~ I have TWO huge families to be thankful for. Parents and in laws that love me very much. Quite literally the best brother in the world. In law siblings who never make me feel like an "out law".

2. Friends ~ I am way blessed in the friendship department. I am lucky enough to have girlfriends who are always close, even if some live far away. I have high school friends and singing friends and work friends... its just great to know so many people that I can count on.

3. Jon ~ He falls into friends and family, but he is pretty special to me, so I tihnk he deserves his own category. He is pretty stinkin amazing and I am not sure where I would be without him.

4. Shelter ~ Its great to have a house! Of course, now I freak out about putting holes in the wall... but so far, our house has been great and rather energy-efficient. Happiness!

5. Work ~ Okay, so I spend a lot of time complaining about my two jobs... but really, I am so lucky in this economy to have two. And even though I had to work at the hospital on Thanksgiving this year... and Sat... and Sun... at least I have a place to go that pays me money to do something I like.

6. Lily ~ It might be silly to give my cat her own category... but I really strongly believe in pet therapy! She is doing phenomenally at our house and seems very content. Jon is a great cat daddy and she purrs more than I have heard in years. Looks like we will not have to take her back to my parent's place and I am super thankful for that.

7. Education ~ Its nice to keep learning. I am prone to falling into ruts where I feel stagnant and unmoving. Yet, I have not felt that in some years now. Its really really wonderful. Between new friends and becoming a wife and getting a house, I have had a lot of chances to grow and change and take in new experiences. I like that a lot. :)

8. Health ~ Okay, so my health is not stellar, and I need to do a post-Lupron update soon. But, on the whole, I am happy and reasonably healthy and very little holds me back right now. Since college, I have always had to worry about my stomach or my period preventing me from working and playing... but that is not the case in the past 8 or so months since I started Lupron. I am definitely having post-Lupron complications (hello hot flashes!) but overall, I feel pretty darn good. Its awesome.



I think that will suffice for now... I could go into details, but that would take forever.

Really, I can think of only one thing that is SUPER bugging me right now...

Hiccups. I have been hiccuping for about 3 hours now. Its frustrating and making me a bit ill to the stomach. If anyone knows a magical cure, let me know. Rawr.