Thanksgiving

I can't let this holiday go completely by without making note of it. Happy Thanksgiving all!

Spending Thanksgiving Day with a wonderful friend

Cooking good food

Il Divo on PBS

Leopard print slippers

Clean room

New haircut

Sold out run of a very fun show

Great cast members

New friends

Cougars winning the Holy War!

Checking out a whole stack of library books

Being a nerd

Wonderful family

My health

Thoughtful "daughters"

Being appreciated

Being liked

Being emotionally strong (most of the time)

Pretty hands

And now, it's time for CHRISTMAS!!

Happy Halloween!

I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!

Candy

Sweets

Costumes

Trick-or-treaters

Confidence

Owning a beautiful painting

Boxed cereal

3 day weekend

Day off!

Sarah Jane

Good pictures

Standing up for my feelings

Having those feelings respected

Clean room

My dress coming completely clean

Feeling very much in charge of my life

Safety nets

Just another manic Monday

Diagnosing and fixing my own car

Having enough to cover the repairs I can't fix

New embroidery projects

Gracious roommates

Looking dang fine today

Over a month's worth of groceries for less than $50

Trying a new and scary product, and loving it

Saving the environment

My family

Good times with good friends even at great distances

Checking in

Calming down

Not being sick anymore!

Girl talk

Being appreciated and needed

Slip and slides

Not always needing my roommates to be my social liasons

Being an adult!

I can do this

Fun motivational speakers

Locking my office for the day

Ibuprofen

Awesome commute

Avoiding people that annoy me

Being trusted to do my job

Knowing I can do my job

This post will not include food

Bleach

My hair

Webcams

Red shoes

Pink shoes

Yes, dang it, I like shoes

Falling asleep happy

My dog is just so darn cute

Making someone else laugh

Knowing there are at least a few people that I think I'm something special

Good Sabbath

Sunday morning brunch

Finally hearing from someone

Wearing pjs

Compliments

Girly giggles

Everybody's home

Finding Heidi a very possible reception center!

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!

Successful dinner parties

Sleeping in for as long as I want

Unpacking even more

Joe versus the Volcano

Talking to my mom

Friends being happy

Am I out on a date tonight? Obviously not. But I had a good time with friends! AND, I'm not out with a bore or a jerk. I can definitely handle that.

Weekend!

So I'm home alone on a Friday night. Not ideal, but oh well!

I love the 80's!

Half-days of work

Dreams that aren't real (last night was odd)

Dressing up a little

Clean hair

"Good morning"

Having the same breakfast as my mom, 2000 miles away

Smiling

Relaxed

Candlelit bubble baths

Well behaved children at rehearsals

Going home early, again

Being in charge

Cookies and cream ice cream topped with caramel

Leftover pizza

Rainbow rotini with alfredo

Not caring that everyone knows a good portion of what I ate today :)

Apologizing

Looking forward to tomorrow!

And then there are good days

Ordering pizza with my roommate

Roommates I get along with

Surviving lunches with people I didn't want to go to lunch with

Starting to get my finances in good order

Lower insurance premiums

Additional coverage and it still being lower

Not running around crazy like, but still being comfortably busy

And the pizza's here!

T-U-E-S-D-A-Y

Playing Mrs. Potiphar

F.N.T.

Chocolate

Being a little gutsy

Sleeping animals

Me sleeping

Wearing new shoes

Good first rehearsals

Planning trips

No really, I'm back this time.

So, a little story. I didn't plan for this to be a story blog, but I feel one is necessary at this point. Back in May, I lost the job I hated. Good because I didn't have to work there anymore, but bad because I was suddenly unemployed. Luckily, I'd applied for some part time work while I was employed full time, and two of those jobs came through, as well as finally starting a directing project I'd been offered in March. If you have done the math, that means I was now working three part time jobs. Needless to say, I was a little busy. Still, I managed to have time to look for a new full time job.

I only applied for one job out of state. It was the perfect job for me, just what I wanted, it was just in a completely different part of the country. I didn't even remotely expect to get it. However, I wouldn't be talking about it now if I hadn't. So, I packed up and moved across the country to the great state of Virginia! The last month or so I've been settling in, getting used to a new job and a new place.

Therefore, I haven't blogged in ages. But I'm back. Hopefully for a while!

And without further adieu:

The perfect job!

Modern technology that makes the span of the country a little more narrow

Supportive friends and family

A car that could handle the cross country drive full to the brim

Cheap new furniture

Finally getting out of my contract back home

Johnny Depp

My best friend finally getting engaged!!!

Being asked to be a maid of honor

Breaking into the community theatre very quickly (rehearsals start Tuesday)

New friends

More new friends

Midnight phone calls

Laughing

Pandas!!

Getting more and more unpacked everyday

Settling in

Good roommates

Autonomy

Trust

No regrets

Singing

Swimming

Ultimate Frisbee

And you for reading this blog!

AWOL

To anyone who reads this: I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with this. Life has been just a mite crazy around here and it's hard to keep this up. But, I'm back!

Learning new skills

Staying afloat

New jobs

Children

Children's theatre

Laughing really hard

Tired

Being able to see

Very productive dance classes

Being, at the very least, okay

Feeling wanted

Generous parents

My car didn't break down

Silverware for a $1, even if it's ugly

Knowing at least one person is reading this blog

Return

I'm back. It's been a really rough week, which means I probably should have posted even more to get through it. Better late than never.

Comfort

Hugs

Funny movies

"Firefly"

Hogle Zoo

My family

Birthdays!

Saturday morning cartoons

Thoughtful birthday presents

Part-time work

Physical therapy

Sleep

Not being desperate . . . yet

Love

Thumper

If you can't say something nice, don't say nuthin' at all.

Bleh to Mondays

Midnight talks on the front porch

Hugs

Calming down

Calming someone else

Working through awkwardness

Clean patios

Dancing

Contacts/solution that work

Salmon

A cool basement

Chill

Being marketable

Little kids

Not going hungry

Dressing up just for fun

Not needing to be validated, at least for today

It's my Friday!

Three day weekends

New classes (ASL and tap)

Evite.com

No more Cup of Noodles

Safety

Great ideas

Running into old friends

Car washes

No one really sings about Wednesdays

Cute new pants

M&Ms

Helping out a friend

Heidi and I keeping each other virtual company whilst working

Feeling loved

Feeling beautiful

General satisfaction, at least for today

Healing

Being rebellious and sleeping in until 6:20AM

Is it only Tuesday?

Finally getting to the root of the problem

Naps

Cheese

Being relaxed

My brother

A clean apartment (as soon as I get myself back off this couch . . .)

I love my mom!

Yesterday was Mother's Day. I love her very much. She'll talk to me whenever I need to. She gives the best hugs and back scratches. She supports me in whatever I decide to do, and loves hearing about my adventures. She's a beautiful woman, and those are just a few reasons why I love her very much.

That said, I also love my grandmothers. They both love and support me unconditionally. I only get to see one of them with any regularity, but I know that they are both there for me. I'm so grateful that they are still around and part of my life.

Clothing sales

Payday

Short, slicked back ponytails

Martin Scorsese

Fairies

Coworkers that are my friends

A good night's sleep

The beautiful things

Not growing up in the 1860s

Boxed cereal

Strawberries

Old friends

Sleeping in

Saying no

Cuddly cats

Beautiful films

A shorter list

Today is one of those days where I have to force myself to write this list:

My entire dance company skipping dance class to go get ice cream and talk

Best friends (again)

Going home early from work to recover from the day

Sexy new glasses

A lighter and a book I should have destroyed a long time ago

Trying again

A good stove

Laughing

Addendum

My boss just put brownie a la mode on my desk. Mmmm.

String Cheese

About an hour ago I randomly remembered there was string cheese in my desk cupboard. It was delicious.

Watching inspiring movies (i.e. Jakob the Liar)

Cheap groceries

Spring weather = Spring clothes

Victoria's Secret

My roommate's cat (she's so cute and follows me everywhere)

New sunglasses (I now have at least three pairs to choose from)

Best friends who love me very, very much

Central Park

Meeting Norbert Leo Butz

Having my own place (more or less)

Wearing a different pair of shoes everyday

My car

Good music

New music

A New Goal

I need help being more positive these days, and a gratitude journal is one way to do that. I just thought it would be more fun to let everyone know what I'm grateful for and the things that do make me happy. I want to try and update my list as often as possible, in order to remember that I really am blessed and life really is awesome.

I might need help once in awhile, so any encouragement is welcome!

Here's to being happy!