I feel like today of all days I should be blogging about what I am thankful for because my wonderful husband and beautiful daughter are driving me CRAZY!!!!!! James has developed the pig flu and although he's been a good patient, he just lays downstairs coughing and moaning. If I was 100% it probably wouldn't bother me, but it's driving me crazy!
And Bridget has just been winy all day. Everything that comes out of her mouth is in the form of a wine. It was an early bedtime night to save me from going insane.
That being said, I do have a lot to be thankful for. Here is my list, in no certain preference or order:
1. My husband - he is wonderful and he was so sweet to take care of me when I was so ill last week. I have tried to be as patient and caring as he was and I hope I am succeeding.
2. My daughter - she is the light of my life and I think she probably doesn't feel well today so I will try to be more patient with her tomorrow and be smarter and give her some Tylenol earlier in the day. We sat at the table today and made hand print turkeys to give to the grand parents and she had a great time making them.
3. My home - my parents helped us get into this house and we feel like we are finally home. It is perfect, despite all the upgrades that need to be done. We have been looking for a place to lay down roots and I am so pleased we have finally found it. We love the Little Cottonwood 8th ward and have made such great friends here.
4. My friends - I have so many that I can't possibly list them all here. Most of you I have known longer than my spouse and I can't tell you how much I appreciate and LOVE you all. You occupy such a special place in my heart that I wonder if you will ever truly know how much I love you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your kind words, support, racy jokes, shopping trips, movies, ect.....
5. My family - I have been so truly blessed to have such a wonderful extended family. My in-laws are wonderful and I am especially grateful for Alyse, Cindy and Jenny. My own family is of course the best a girl could have. I am lucky to have a sister and best friend and I miss her so much that when I think about her being so far away at this time of year, I just start crying. She is the most talented person I know and I love her and her sweet family so much. My brother is wonderful and I have missed seeing Tara and the three babies this fall. I call them my babies, but Jack is 6 1/2 and Bailey is 5 - hardly babies anymore. And little Abby, I wasn't so sure about her for the first little while, she was a little annoying with all the damn crying. But she is such a sweet heart and Bridget loves her so much. My wonderful parents - they over look so many of my flaws and promises that never quite get full filled and yet they love and support me. I am the woman I am today because of them and I love them so much.
6. My cousins, aunts and uncles - how is it possible to have so many people in my life that I love? I am so lucky. I have the best cousins in the world (sorry everyone else). My Ballou girls are wonderful and I am looking forward to going to the movie with them on Saturday. There is no bullshit with the Ballou girls and I love that about them. I love their kids and their spouses and I am so lucky. My Jensen cousins are so great. Erin and Sheri are my sisters and I am so excited for their new babies. Catching up with Jeremy and Jenny in September was wonderful as it had been a few years since I've seen them. I can't wait for the reunion next summer, it will be a blast! I have the greatest aunts and uncles on both sides and they make me want to be to my nieces and nephews what they have always been to me - amazing, loving, supporting and my strength.
7. My talent - writing is by far the thing I do best and I am amazed every day that I can help support our family by doing the thing I've wanted to do since I was in elementary school and still stay home and be a mom. I am grateful to Jim Patrick at the Salt Lake Tribune, Linda Peterson at the Sandy Journal and Josh McFadden at the South Salt Lake Journal for giving me the opportunity to fulfill my life's calling.
I know that I have much more to be thankful for and if I've left you off, it's just because my mind is like Jell-O right now and it's time for bed. If you read this post, please tell me something you're grateful for - I'd love to hear about it.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I love you all!
