It is that time of year again and to remember all the sappy things that I am thankful for.
I am thankful for Tillamook Huckleberry Ice Cream. I am thankful for casino buffets and antacid. I am thankful for clean socks and flannel pajama bottoms. I am thankful for fresh eggs, goat cheese and pita crackers. I am thankful for cheap red wine and brandy. I am thankful for Hitachi magic wands. I am thankful for the sound of children laughing in the schoolyard down the block. I am thankful for Netflix and Redbox. I am thankful for lazy Saturdays. I am thankful for good friends who feed me. I am thankful for growlers of beer. I am thankful for korean stores, liquer stores and my favourite coffee cart. I am thankful for friends that tell bad jokes. I am thankful for walks on beaches and camping under starry nights. I am thankful for long drives in the country and a cute boyfriend. I am thankful for hot water bottles. I am thankful for chocolate milk. I am thankful for short commutes to work. I am thankful for wool socks fresh out of the dryer. I am thankful for knitting needles. I am thankful for beautiful cookbooks. I am thankful for hot water and indoor plumbing. I am thankful for camping hatchets and tent patches. I am thankful for games of cribbage and checkers. I am thankful for an unsolicited smile. I am thankful for silly loud neighbors. I am thankful for delivery. I am thankful for an odd mix of a family. I am thankful for a niece and nephew that always make me proud. I am thankful that I don't always act as jaded as I think I am. I am thankful that even though I deal with idiots all day it hasn't rubbed off on me too much. I am thankful for wellies and a good rain coat. I am thankful for hot chocolate and a good book on a rainy night. I am thankful that I still have friends that I have know for about 25 years (that's a quarter century you know) I am thankful for stinky cheese, sweet figs and over-ripe persimmons. I am thankful for a good punchbowl of sangria (until the next morning at least). I am thankful for bus buddies who have become good friends. I am thankful for the smile I got from a little girl carrying her sun parasol on the same day as I was. I am thankful for the Vespa repair manual. I am thankful for cute frocks and high heels. I am thankful for musical theatre and symphonies. I am thankful for Voodoo Doughnuts everytime I go through Portland. I am thankful that I know how to get out of a car without showing off all my bits to total strangers EVEN when I am wearing a super short skirt. I am thankful for potatos from my garden. I am thankful for the kindness of strangers. I am thankful for dirty martinis and morning after pho. I am thankful for those nights I sleep uninterupted by my brain. I am thankful for a good schvitz. I am thankful for a bra that lifts AND separates.
Mostly, I am thankful for all of you.
I am thankful for Tillamook Huckleberry Ice Cream. I am thankful for casino buffets and antacid. I am thankful for clean socks and flannel pajama bottoms. I am thankful for fresh eggs, goat cheese and pita crackers. I am thankful for cheap red wine and brandy. I am thankful for Hitachi magic wands. I am thankful for the sound of children laughing in the schoolyard down the block. I am thankful for Netflix and Redbox. I am thankful for lazy Saturdays. I am thankful for good friends who feed me. I am thankful for growlers of beer. I am thankful for korean stores, liquer stores and my favourite coffee cart. I am thankful for friends that tell bad jokes. I am thankful for walks on beaches and camping under starry nights. I am thankful for long drives in the country and a cute boyfriend. I am thankful for hot water bottles. I am thankful for chocolate milk. I am thankful for short commutes to work. I am thankful for wool socks fresh out of the dryer. I am thankful for knitting needles. I am thankful for beautiful cookbooks. I am thankful for hot water and indoor plumbing. I am thankful for camping hatchets and tent patches. I am thankful for games of cribbage and checkers. I am thankful for an unsolicited smile. I am thankful for silly loud neighbors. I am thankful for delivery. I am thankful for an odd mix of a family. I am thankful for a niece and nephew that always make me proud. I am thankful that I don't always act as jaded as I think I am. I am thankful that even though I deal with idiots all day it hasn't rubbed off on me too much. I am thankful for wellies and a good rain coat. I am thankful for hot chocolate and a good book on a rainy night. I am thankful that I still have friends that I have know for about 25 years (that's a quarter century you know) I am thankful for stinky cheese, sweet figs and over-ripe persimmons. I am thankful for a good punchbowl of sangria (until the next morning at least). I am thankful for bus buddies who have become good friends. I am thankful for the smile I got from a little girl carrying her sun parasol on the same day as I was. I am thankful for the Vespa repair manual. I am thankful for cute frocks and high heels. I am thankful for musical theatre and symphonies. I am thankful for Voodoo Doughnuts everytime I go through Portland. I am thankful that I know how to get out of a car without showing off all my bits to total strangers EVEN when I am wearing a super short skirt. I am thankful for potatos from my garden. I am thankful for the kindness of strangers. I am thankful for dirty martinis and morning after pho. I am thankful for those nights I sleep uninterupted by my brain. I am thankful for a good schvitz. I am thankful for a bra that lifts AND separates.
Mostly, I am thankful for all of you.
