Now that I've had two days to ponder it...
p.s. to whoever took pictures at Ava's birthday lunch: can you post them please? i really want the one of me and sally
I AM THANKFUL FOR:
1. a mom that is an excellent cook
2. a dad that is an excellent artist
3. a brother that is an excellent brother
4. celeriac salad... especially the leftovers
5. butter-garlic chantarelles
6. finishing my history homework
7. birthday boxes, especially from Emma, especially when they contain amazing things
8. Riga Boys Choir christmas carols
9. a puppy dog that sleeps in the laundry basket
10. my aces
11. my marie clare
12. my emminemma
13. all the rest of my friends
14. movies
15. the Portland Art Museum
16. Tony Brush's thanksgiving leftovers
17. five card draw
18. sweatpants
19. brisk walks
20. bouncy balls (especially 47 of them thrown over the banister)
21. phone calls from the east coast Thomases
22. birthday wish lists
23. driving
24. portuguese dictionary (falar!)
25. excellent grades
26. my teachers all loving me (especially Anderson... what?!)
27. good Biology scores
28. Viktor Krum
29. the name James
30. a plane ticket and an open mind
ALSO...
31. escapes
32. money-making options
33. uncles and New York
34. having a sibling
35. french second-cousins
36. puppy dogs
37. jamaica
38. mexico (and the three places we spent the most time)
39. ipods
40. late nights
41. art
42. flashbacks
43. the most wonderful time of the year
44. the last minutes before a trip
45. being a Thomas
46. friendship
47. when the sun goes down