Thankful

It's that time of year again. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It's what I call a "no pressure holiday"... no gifts to buy, just tons of food to eat and 4 straight days of work. It happens during Fall, or we as all know it, The Best Season of the Year. It's also a day where we focus on what we are most grateful for. What a fantastic idea....

• God
• His presence
• His peace
• When you can't articulate what you think or feel, He just gets it... soooo good
• Luke
• Particularly hearing from him everyday
• His sweet little soul - there isn't a square inch, inside or out, of him that isn't wonderful
• Getting to spend my life with my best friend, the person who has taught me so much
• Family
• Friends 
• You are the family God let me choose and I love you so much for it
• Running
• It is my "me time"
• Hot showers / baths / etc
• Really great Bible studies / books / movies
• Nicole C. Mullen CDs
• Coca-Cola 
• The volunteer organizations I've been a part of and the lives that have blessed me from there
• Bamboo Sheets
• super soft and it is an easily renewable resource
• Aprons from Anthropology
• Granola with Raspberry Kefir in the morning
• Cows
• Golden Retrievers
• The Clay Pot restaurant
• USPS Flat Rate Shipping 
• My Blackberry / MacBook / iPad / Shuffle
• mostly the fact that they have Off switches I've learned to use this year!
• New luggage
• Dried Cranberries 
• Sephora Body Wash
• Ojon Hair Care Products 

That's the greatest hits list anyway. There are a lot of other "things" and specific people I am grateful for, but I think "God, those I love and Coke" would pretty much be a good summary. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Animal du Jour

As most of you already know Luke and I went on a cruise in August. I'll post more about that later (lots of nifty pictures and of course dear friends... always a good story).

One of the interesting/fun things Carnival does is fold towels like a different animal every day and leave them in the guests' rooms. I made it my goal to be each animal and have my picture made with it. (You are all still in shock that he proposed aren't you? Maybe what you think is "weird" Luke sees as "lovable")

Enjoy!

Monkey See, Monkey Do

I Always Make My Family Proud

(God has a special place for anyone who claims me)

I don't know what I was doing... but please

note that I did not have the heart to remove the

monkey from the first day.