gratitude - 11.08.2012

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• meaningful data displayed in cool graphics
• brisk chilly but sunny weather
• family dinners
• short peppermint hot chocolate
• cancelled cable and switching to netflix/hulu plus accounts ($16 a month for both!)
• less tears during daycare drop offs
• playing new songs on the ukulele
• the promise of a 3-day weekend ahead
• my hardworking and loving hubby

my love

 

gratitude - 11.05.2012

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• road trips
• tailgating with fellow bruins
• watching little ones grow up together
• porto's cheese rolls
• coffee bean & tea leaf
• an extra hour of sleep
• sunshine & blue skies
• lessons learned
• the right to vote... thank you to those who have fought for ours!

gratitude - 10.19.2012

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• deep cleansing breaths
• vallejo chiropractic
• hourly stretchclock breaks
• remembering to wear purple in honor of glaad's spirit day against bullying and in support of the LGBT community and pink in honor of national mammography day
• the right to vote
• my nephew's adorable boys & girls' club kinder performance and potluck yesterday
• el's first school photo, the only non-smiling one of the ~60 kids
• my department of awesome colleagues who keep me sane and laughing
• a friday night and saturday spent with hubby and el, a rare treat during this year's extended wedding season crunch

gratitude - 10.15.2012

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• a fun-filled weekend, celebrating rob's bday with "just adults," the sac aloha festival, and chey's princess fairy bday!
• quality time with my sis and our kids
• gorgeous norcal weather
• breathtaking sunsets
• iced espresso beverages
• preschool art projects
• instagram
• a non-eventful "counselor of the day" monday
• increasing  my excel proficiency & efficiency

i've never been the "girly" princess type but i can sure try once in awhile! =)

gratitude - 10.08.2012

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• gorgeous bay area weather this past weekend
• a laid back dinner out with my nuclear fam on friday, rare during wedding season
• 10th annual bay area ucla football tailgate
• getting one more occasion for el and luk to squeeze into their ucla cheer suit & jersey before growing out of them
• spontaneous trips to the city with family friends
• watching the blue angels air show
• guitar tabs app and learning a couple more songs on the uke
• shabu house, chantel guillon macarons, & philz coffee, all within an hour's time =)
• gopro camera fun
• 
  

el's photo of the blue angels air show

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• summer vacation & being able to spend more time with ellie and eddie
• el's family daycare, as i know she's in good hands and enjoying herself while we work
• our day trip to stinson over the weekend
• jawaiian jams
• coconut
• playdates
• "casual everyday"
• quiet afternoons
• catching up on laundry

my silly family

gratitude

today, i feel grateful for:

• awesome family & friends
• the past wonderful bday month i celebrated
• only 3 more school days and 6 more work days left 'til summer vacation
• my bff, jan, in town, completing our trifecta =)
• cloth diapers
• hilarious ecards
• wine and wine lovers
• overcoming adversity and reaching your goal, despite hardship and obstacles
• laughter
• being acknowledged and respected for one's effort, skill, and time

shout out to the vhs counselors (and me)!!! =)