thankful thursday

• naps, getting enough sleep
• indoor tracks, upping my distance
• time to do my own design projects
• resurrecting my umbc website for my port
• the amount of fun i have creating an identity for my port
• new albums put out by some of my fav music artists
• jon mclaughlin coming back to town (concert redemption #2?)
• catching the last double stamp tuesday of the year
• autumn/cider party at work
• ignorant bliss days when i don’t listen to the radio while driving
• good mix cds
• recognizing people at the gym b/c we all run at the same time everyday
• being excited about doing my port for once
• hanging out with my favs, i miss them when i don’t
• last week’s campaign celebration going well
• derick being willing to do my photoshoot
• finally going to a terp fball game this year 🙂
• the amount of fun i had tailgating and watching the game in the rain
• long fball practices that make me work hard
• my thumb that seems to be healing up quite well
• dinner parties, excited about cooking with FF for it
• all my favs that i have the silliest times with b/c those are the memories i make

thankful thursday

• gorgeous voices, music you can sing to, everything frezzo, ms. jackson, & dave taught me
• the best friends who support and love me to the end
• doctors who squeeze me in the day i call for an appt
• a fractured, versus a broken thumb. we all know how much worse it could have been had i not seen the dr.
• being allowed to still play sports, not need a cast, only wear a splint when exercising.
• my fball team whom i realized is another family to me
• coach worried for me, prayed, recommended an orthopedist, offered to help look at my portfolio
• my boss/job for being flexible while i ran around for doctors this week
• my fam who didn’t freak out when i said “broken thumb,” but who supports me through everything
• my daddy, who, back when i managed lax+fh, came out to games even if all i did was sit and record tallies in books
• turkey bowl, the fact that i’m a better fball player now. my dad might even come out to see me play. which i feel sad that he’s never one of his kids play sports on a team
• being able to talk about fball with daddy.
• going out with my bests to do things outside my comfort zone aka dancing.
• my running bet with greyson, helps keep me motivated and in shape
• running again, its that glorious free feeling. that extra half mile that pushes me
• indoor tracks, gym membership
• easy work weeks to catch up on side projects
• the campaign celebration went well, good networking/food/drinks
• credit cards to cover all my medical expenses
• sweatshirts, sweatpants, cozy clothes to lounge in
• the brisk, fall air
• bmore, bffs, bests, families. the people that are home to me.

thankful thursday

• WA9, RB, halfs, FF, raq, cousins, cpk2north, pside/cstone love
• fresh starts
• sweaters on chilly days
• hot apple cider, like starbucks has
• visiting walker apts for the first time, 4years late
• MCPS holidays
• consignment stores
• people who share secrets
• grace, mercy, forgiveness
• fruit crisp/cobblers w/ ice cream on top
• my coworkers, who always help me out
• chats/meals with friends
• credit cards, pay day
• people who cover my tab lately
• people covering for me in general
• men
• fball practice, getting out my frustration, running, sprints
• soup on chilly days
• my amazing editor who does super quick turnarounds and always with a good attitude
• chemo, second chances at life
• design days, fun freelance work
• michael not rejecting my clean version of his design
• middle school friends
• the satisfaction of homemade food
• new homes
• life working out for my friends

thankful thursday

• caving in to pay for gym membership
• running again
• going back to fitness classes
• reclaiming my exercise buddy 🙂 (seriously i’ve missed that girl SO much)
• silly story dinners with raq
• tedious, yet easy week at work
• awesome convos with coworkers
• bye week for terps AND steelers, so i had more free time than usual last weekend
• spontaneous shopping trips to h&m
• redone oreo milkshakes b/c the first ones tasted like banana
• hanging out with mark!
• random hangouts with pwb
• running into triston on his spontaneous trip home
• finally half going out with raquel, although she ended up somewhere else
• don pablos, oh your margaritas are awesome (and that ‘tender thats ALWAYS there)
• good/exciting fball games to watch last weekend. last minute wins.
• my first real burgers+bad
• hanging out with alex before his life gets taken over by work+house repairs
• new tires + wipers = big diff.
• always being pushed in fball to play harder and better.
• shopstyle.com and online window shopping w/ rb 🙂
• taking a break from life to be girly

thankful thursday

• warm weather
• more fball practices = more exercise
• pwb who takes time out to help me get better at fball
• seeing old friends
• impromptu middle school reunions
• rockville town center, obv the jwms alum hangout
• walks outside across campus, public transportation, things that let you enjoy life
• fall colors, both nature and fashion
• fall fashion
• having the means to enlarge my fall wardrobe
• successfully maneuvering around dc by car
• carpool reunion, hanging out with val pal
• people who hang out at a moment’s notice
• the hilarity of SNL after watching the debate
• home cooked food
• all the people who cover my butt and pay for food randomly
• after my weekend of failed dates, a barrage of fun thrown my way
• my hilarious SG girls and their ideas for hallowtwist
• sleep
• good (formerly good magazine. who’s website was goodmagazine.com and now is good.is)
• people who care about social causes.
• coworkers who run to my rescue when i’m fed up with projects
• little caroline who was a bundle of fun