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 (12/26)

Sunday December 26th:

• ridiculous Facebook conversations (especially with Doug)
• this news story
• getting to talk to my Heather and Howard on the phone...I miss them both desperately

• having a really great son
• having fun with Chandler's Christmas gifts...the uDraw for the Wii is really fun!  We enjoyed playing Pictionary!
• Joey and I having conversations about living together
• knowing that by working a co-worker's shift, she got to enjoy a wonderful Christmas celebration with her family
• Mitsya Marsupial - just because I adore her!
• Joey taking me to work because my car wouldn't start
• Chris picking me up and taking me home for the same reason
• my car finally starting...

Things I'm Thankful For (12/24 - 12/25)

Friday December 24th:

• unexpectedly getting Chandler for Christmas Eve (although I'm NOT thankful Chris was sick)
• shopping for stocking stuffers
• decorating Christmas cookies
• having a boyfriend who cares less about things than he does memories on our first Christmas
• my car once again having power steering (thanks to Joey's dad!)
• spending the evening with Joey's parents
• hunting games for the Wii providing a night of fun
• watching Chandler open his stocking
• homemade hot chocolate
• watching Love Actually while wrapping Christmas presents with Joey
• the fact that Joey makes doing things (like wrapping presents) fun and balances out my ridiculous need to make everything "perfect"

Saturday December 25th:

• having an excited little boy jump on me and Joey at 8 in the morning because it's Christmas day
• waking up on Christmas morning next to Joey
• SNOW - it was a somewhat white Christmas!
• going to Chris's apartment to open presents as a family
• spending Christmas with Joey's family...because they are all such wonderful people and have been so incredibly warm and welcoming to me and Chandler.  I've spent my entire life wanting to be part of a family like his...and now I am.  It's hard for me to fully express how thankful I am...
• all the wonderful gifts I received this year
• the fact that Christmas makes it acceptable to eat pie for dinner
• taking an afternoon nap with Joey on our new, impossibly comfortable bedding
• Heather and Howard, two of the greatest friends I could ever ask for
• Joey falling asleep on the couch with his head on my lap
• starting to watch Gran Torino on HBO as Joey slept, falling asleep myself, both of us waking up to Alien Sex Invaders III, Joey wondering what exactly I was watching, and knowing that I will FOREVER be teased for watching porn as he slept (even though I wasn't) - on our first Christmas together.  Damn you, Clint Eastwood!!!

What a terrific Christmas...I can't wait to see what the new year will bring!  Happy Holidays, friends!!!

Things I'm Thankful For (12/4- 12/7)



Saturday December 4th:





My lovely Sally and Barry


• Sally and Barry (and the fact that Barry made it through his heart attacking him)

• my job keeping me constantly entertained (sample call:  "Hi.  I need to talk to someone about getting information on having a poop test done.")
• making brownies with Chandler...egg shells and all
• getting to watch Joey eat a crazy amount of said brownies
• getting to talk to my Heather
• text messages and pictures from Howard...even when somewhat gross  :)

Sunday December 5th:

• getting a nice note from a boy I once loved
• meatloaf and mashed potatoes
• being the kind of adult who still loves little boxes of Hi-C orange drink
• beating Doug at fantasy basketball...and remaining in 1st place!

Monday December 6th:

• having a boyfriend who encourages me to stay in school when everything in me tells me I should quit
• knowing that this semester is almost over...
• knowing I'm not the only one who HATES school right now
• meaningful conversations over dinner
• leftover meatloaf and mashed potatoes  :)
• another great week of The Amazing Race
• JOEY - I can't possibly be thankful enough for him...

Tuesday December 7th:

• Monday being OVER
• John being cool with me taking up space in his office and distracting him from getting any work done
• my Lester successfully getting through his thesis hearing!  Woot!
• Carly when she's tired...SO funny!
• Elise making me smile by drawing me a really sweet picture in class
• having a really wonderful dinner with Joey
• the way I feel after a glass of wine