Sunday, November 20, 2011

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:

  • awesome family & friends
  • study/work sessions with rox
  • my lil sis returning home tonight!
  • gorgeous skies
  • scarves and beanies
  • el's love for ballet and her impromptu "performances" wherever we go
  • dimsum brunch with hubby and el
  • car seat warmers
  • preparing for a thanksgiving feast at our house this thursday
  • 50% off sewing classes at joann fabric

Saturday, November 19, 2011

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:
  • awesome family & friends
  • the outpouring of love and support in our community after the tragic slaying of officer capoot, especially that of our school's crisis counseling team and of our women's basketball team. we have some amazing folks at our school!
  • apple products
  • thanksgiving week off!!!
  • yoga pants and zip-up hoodies
  • starbucks' buy one, get one free happy hour (2-5pm) through sunday
  • hubby back home
  • a relatively clean house
  • getting done with the work i brought home on the first day of vacation! (or before the start of vacation if you don't count the weekend before)
  • watching our little girl grow right before our eyes!
left-right: winter 2009; fall 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:
  • awesome family & friends
  • a very informative and timely school counseling webinar yesterday
  • the amazing department i work with
  • el being able to grow up alongside her older cousin, ev
  • hubby returning home tonight
  • massage therapists who are able to find and work out the knots (thank you michael at "e acupressure" in american canyon!
  • zico all-natural coconut water
  • being inspired to learn how to sew by "i" and pinterest and being able to find an upcoming intro class at joann fabric
  • thick minky blankets
  • one more day of work (after today) until a week off for thanksgiving!

Monday, November 14, 2011

gratitude

today, i am grateful for:
  • awesome family & friends
  • compassion
  • facetime
  • zico coconut water
  • watching el dance
  • hubby enjoying his trip in memphis and not being as homesick as his last business trip... must be all the yummy food!
  • effective presentations
  • knowing my value
  • our staff's thanksgiving luncheon today
  • my sis returning home this sunday!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:
  • awesome family & friends
  • pacquiao's very narrow victory last night!
  • 3-day weekend
  • celebrating bry's bday on thursday, getting to see 'nessa & d and friends in napa and celebrating al's 3rd birthday yesterday
  • hubby missing us even before each trip
  • iphone 4s
  • getting to use hubby's compact car while he's away this week
  • ALWAYS being welcome to stay at mom and dad's
  • pinterest
  • lots of mommy-daughter time this weekend

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:
  • awesome family & friends
  • having enough time to warm up my car
  • "early" sunrises
  • mexican hot chocolate (or what el calls "hot milk")
  • fleece and flannel pj's
  • a day for professional development at our local community college, along with a few of my colleagues
  • patience and knowing when to bite my tongue
  • el still enjoying being swaddled like a little baby, just for fun
  • the sing off
  • eos lip balm ball

Thursday, November 3, 2011

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:
  • awesome family & friends
  • h, p, and b, for giving back to our community by participating in today's speaker's bureue on the culinary profession
  • our department's hardworking ta's
  • outlook calendar
  • mini surge protectors
  • hot soup
  • to-do lists with lots of stuff crossed off of them
  • a clean home. thanks mom!
  • the small shower this afternoon that cleaned off the bird poop off my car, then stopped before i left work
  • the return of long sleeve and sweater weather

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:
  • awesome family & friends
  • reasons to celebrate with friends
  • home cooked meals
  • waking up before my alarm and being able to get a head start on the day
  • the return of the red holiday cups at starbucks
  • a fantastic first halloween in our new neighborhood and all the friends who came over to go trick-or-treating with us and give out candy at our house
  • my fellow alums who are willing to participate in our school's career speaker's bureau
  • the smell of cinnamon
  • gorgeous sunrises and sunsets
  • college apparel wednesdays at my school