Things I'm Thankful For (1/7/11 - 1/9/11)

Friday, January 7th:

• feeling inspired to help someone who really needs it
• sweet tea
• new bath soap
• finding out the little girl I made the bracelet for last night LOVED it
• spending time with Joey in the morning
• getting to talk to Heather
• having the love of a really great man
• grocery shopping with Joey and getting everything we need so that we don't have to leave the house all weekend

Saturday, January 8th:

• lounging around the house all day with Joey
• having a boyfriend who makes life so wonderful and fun
• being able to laugh about burning lunch
• homemade vanilla ice cream with hot fudge and caramel
• Joey introducing me to the show 24
• Netflix having 24 on instant view
• midori sours
• finally falling asleep at about 7am after a great day and night with Joey
• days like this one...it was incredible

Source:  "Who do you WORK FOR?!?"

Sunday, January 9th:

• SLEEP
• Jack Bauer - because he's a badass
• afternoon naps with Joey
• my period running like clockwork
• the sound of Chandler's laughter
• the way 'I love you' sounds coming out of Joey's mouth
• the happy, loved feeling that washes over me when I'm laying in bed next to Joey

Things I'm Thankful For (1/2/11 - 1/6/11)

So, I haven't done very well at keeping this up this week...I can't remember everything I was thankful for, so this will be fairly short.

Sunday, January 2nd:

• once again, cars that start...because mine did NOT
• once again, having a boyfriend who is unfailingly good to me
• Words with Friends
• renting a movie with plans of cuddling up with Chandler to watch it
• unexpectedly having Chandler want to spend the night with a friend, leaving me a night at home alone with Joey
• a lovely dinner at Cheddar's
• knowing that Howard and I can still count on each other to be there despite living in different towns

Monday, January 3rd:

• spending the day with Joey
• getting an extra night with Chandler because Chris picked up an extra shift at work
• watching movies cuddled up on the couch with Chandler
• the fact that Joey and I work well together when fixing things around the apartment

Tuesday, January 4th:

• cooking a Thanksgiving-esque dinner for absolutely no reason
• having a boyfriend who deals with all of my crazy
• Best Buy gift cards



Source:  Stealing candy from your child is fun...
AND delicious!

• screwdrivers (the kind with vodka and orange juice)
• rainbow Nerds
• Joey and I doing our best Boston accents all throughout Ben Affleck's movie, The Town
• this quote - "I love Ben Affleck's dick...ness"  :)

Wednesday, January 5th:

• warm apple pie and ice cream
• cable companies that don't suck...because mine (Mediacom) DOES!
• Josh Groban singing Kanye West tweets...watch here
• Grant's crazy Facebook status
• being silly
• adding Pig Latin to my profile on Facebook under languages I speak
• Mitsya Marsupial providing me the motivation I need to lose more weight...bring the trash talk, bitches!  :)
• grocery shopping with Joey

Thursday, January 6th:

• getting lots of time this week to hang out with Joey before school starts next week  :(
• getting to hang out with Doug and Alicia...it's always such a great time
• making a bracelet for an awesome little girl...knowing she'll be excited to get it in the morning
• watching Doug and Joey play Call of Duty: Black Ops together
• me and Joey being silly and having the most random combination of food for dinner
• inappropriate Google searches
• getting to talk to Cece on the phone
• Monica Geller from Friends
• getting to kiss Joey everyday...it's amazing

Things I'm Thankful For (1/1/11)

Saturday January 1st:

• cars that start...because mine does NOT
• alarms that go off...because mine did NOT
• getting mad and telling 2011 to fuck off...because I DID (which I didn't mean, by the way.  I'm actually quite excited to see what it has to offer)
• Mitsya Marsupial - for being a really terrific friend and offering to give me a ride if I needed one...if I believed in a God, I would thank him/her for friends like you...
• having a boyfriend who is SO wonderful to me and that I can rely on...even when I hate relying on people
• grocery shopping with Joey




Source:  Chandler is a machine when it comes to Nerf wars!  Joey and I
              were curled up in balls on the bed begging for his mercy...


• "Crazy Free Saturday" - a brilliant new day
• locked doors...because mine were NOT

• Joey's amazing ability to hear the smallest sounds
• not scarring Chandler for life
• delicious dinners
• watching Joey laugh
• Nerf wars!
• this guy
• Joey telling me that I make life fun

This day REALLY pissed me off in the beginning!  However, the day got better and I spent the majority of it at work (being entertained by friends on FB while getting paid) or laughing (at home with Chandler and Joey)...not a bad way to start the year!  I'm so incredibly fortunate to have the life I have and the people I have in it...Happy New Year, friends! 

Things I'm Thankful For (12/31)

Friday December 31st:

• being at home and staying in bed all day with Joey
• only having to work at the clinic from 430p-9p
• opening my mailbox to find a card stating that Sally and Barry had gifted me a subscription to Saveur magazine
• competing against Chandler in Raving Rabbids on the Wii
• ordering pizza and having a fun, relaxing New Year's Eve at home with my guys
• parmesan cheese - because it's so yummy!
• the wonderfully sweet 'Happy New Year' message Cece left on my phone
• getting to kiss Joey at midnight
• 2010 - there were both good and bad times...but it will definitley be a year to remember

Things I'm Thankful For (12/30)

Thursday December 30th:

• picking up hours at work (because I'm pathetically poor)
• Facebook - because it entertained me all day at said job

• Ricky Gervais for this




"I am a Texas Ranger!"


• parents who are kind enough to NOT put their children in these

• having an unplanned date night with Joey

• Matt Damon in True Grit

• getting to love (and getting to be loved by) one of the greatest guys I've ever known

Things I'm Thankful For (12/29)

Wednesday December 29th:

• morning meetings where I get offered a job doing something I really care about and enjoy
• Christina Ryder - because she provided me with a stimulating environment to work in this summer, she unknowingly changed how I wanted to approach my education and what I felt was important, she gave me opportunities to work on grants and projects that help real people, and is now offering me a position that will allow me to continue working with her
• DayQuil and NyQuil for helping me feel better...or at least drugging me into thinking I do
• naps before work
• applesauce
• catching up on Gossip Girl via my dvr (don't judge me...)
• Mexican food!
• Joey telling me I'm beautiful (even when I'm sick-ish)
• believing him 

Things I'm Thankful For (12/27 - 12/28)

Monday December 27th:

• Joey and Chandler hanging out by themselves for the first time ever while I was at work
• grilled cheese sandwiches
• listening to Chandler laugh and be silly with his friends
• my Secret Santa - I was convinced they had forgotten me, but I was surprised to find an art book and delicious treats on my desk today when I got to work!
• the fact that I enjoy wrapping presents...especially at this time of year
• Netflix

Tuesday December 28th:

• spending my day celebrating the birth of my wonderful little boy, Chandler. 
• the fact that I've had 11 years of unquestionable fun and happiness with one of the coolest kids ever
• Dairy Queen ice cream cakes
• Chris being a wonderful and supportive person to raise a child with
• the fact that I don't feel (or hopefully look) old enough to have an 11 year old!
• Chandler getting to spend his birthday surrounded by friends, laughter, and love
• Joey spending his day with me and a house full of children...even though that's not a world that's familiar to him
• McKenzie for being such a wonderful little girl and a remarkably great friend to Chandler
• the way I felt when all the children went home and the house was clean
• Joey being so great with Chandler and taking him out after everyone left to spend his gift card money...and paying the difference when Chandler didn't have enough
• Joey and Chandler grabbing us dinner on the way home because they knew I was tired and beginning to not feel well
• relaxing at the end of the day with my two guys
• tucking Chandler into bed and having him thank me for such a fun birthday
• spending my night curled up on the couch watching tv with Joey
• NyQuil and the glorious sleep that comes from taking it!