Yesterday I was grateful for my sister.  Specifically I was grateful to her for my super-awesome birthday present: two tickets to Cirque du Soleil's production of Ovo.  Jay and I went last night.  Hard to believe those people are even human!

Yesterday I was grateful for AJ and Jay.  I'm grateful to both of them for too many things to name, of course, but yesterday I was specifically grateful that they're my workout buddies.

Every day after Jay gets home from work, we go to the gym.  I was seriously dragging ass yesterday--it was a long weekend and my energy levels were really low ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was grateful for time with my family.

My home was blessed with the presence of four generations of family on my Mother's side yesterday.  My grandfather's 90th birthday is this week and we decided to celebrate it at my home (none of them had seen the new place yet) with a family cookout yesterday.  It was really lovely to see ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was grateful for the wonderful musicians, staff and crew that made last night run so smoothly.  The memory of a show like last night's will keep me warm in winter.

Anyway, back to the reasons for my gratitude.  If you're not in a band (or in theater), you probably don't think of a show in terms of logistics.  We do, of course.  Last ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was grateful for my increased (and increasing) strength and health.

I hiked Maryland Heights in Harpers Ferry yesterday.  It's quite a hike--only two miles, but you do a big jump in elevation.  6 months to a year ago, that would have been way beyond my physical ability.  As it was, Nathan and I had to stop, sit down and get our ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was grateful for being able to take Jay with me while running errands.

You know what's awesome?  Jay and I have been together for over ten years now, but having extra one-on-one time with him still makes my day.  Even if that extra time occurs while doing a grocery run.  Back in the beginning of our relationship, we had to force ( Read more... )

I'm grateful for the abundance in my life ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was grateful for swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce.

Even if IKEA didn't have the lighting fixutres I was looking for, the food almost made it worth the drive ;)  I think some of my love of that particular dish is associative.  IKEA was always a 'treat' when I was little.  I have memories of going there with my ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was grateful for first-of-the-season turkey soup.

One of the things I love most about Autumn is the return of certain foods.  Home made soup is definitely one of them.  When we roast a bird, we always save the frame (and all the little bits of poultry still stuck to it) and freeze it.  Then, when we get a chance, we make soup.  We ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was grateful to knock more items off my to-do list than I expected to.  I think most people have something like this, but I have a mental to-do list of stuff.  Or maybe it's a few lists.  There's a 'needs to happen today' list and a 'needs to happen this week' list and sometimes a 'needs to happen when I have the chance' list.  ( Read more... )