thankful thursday

• super laid back studios when you don’t do anything and leave early
• good workouts that leave you sore
• the excitement of shopping again
• the end of lent
• easter
• bmore urban forest project for making me more environmentally active
• finally seeing my cousin after 10+years
• the hospitable kappa sigs
• ike’s, flat tuesdays, panda, and places like those 🙂
• catch-up dates with old loves
• benedryl and its life-saving properties
• photoshoot opportunities
• responsibilties at work
• the ewe boat, i loveee it, and loved making it. WAY clever.
• guys who don’t think too much
• my boys who make me laugh
• those countless dback rita’s coupons we have
• solutions to problems
• fitness instructors who know how to work us
• big rolls of tape
• my bed, hot showers, naps; things that ease my tired, aching body
• 100% fruit juice

thankful thursday

• knowledgable foodies
• my favs: rb and pwb whom i’ve particularly missed lately
• decisive people
• my cousin going to school nearby so i can see her finally after 10yrs
• spring break laziness
• dates with raquel
• stories with raquel 🙂
• rita’s coupons, which becky and i raided campus for
• the erc still being open
• fitness classes that i take for granted and miss so much during break
• no fball practice on sunday so i could lunch date at bob’s with c.wu and friends
• rem girls who are fun to eat with
• schools that offer sweet packages to ggramps, so he is ensured a quality education
• shopping; its only 3 more days..
• bravo; the tv channel for quality tv like top chef, project runway, or make me a supermodel 😛
• batteries; which make all the difference in a dying tv remote
• going out buddies like stace+mark; i absolutely adore these two
• exroomie, may; our convos are always fun, i miss this girl a lot too
• chances to watch sports and drink beer with my bmore boys just like in the old days
• non-cbc friends; they sustain my love for craziness
• finally getting a chance to go to TT
• promises of playdates with many of my favs
• a warm shower/bed after coming in from the rain/cold
• living near such a thriving city, dc, our nation’s capitol
• pencil sharpeners that sharpen to a point

thankful thursday

• my best friends who don’t judge
• bmore; one love of my life
• my BOYS, who i can’t even begin to describe
• really interesting convos with people this week
• classes that i spent getting to know people and mosying around the library
• spring break
• doing pretty well for my arth exam, although i didn’t know names for some
• hilarity at work and the mustache campaign
• time at work to do hw
• being able to get 5–6hrs of sleep a night whereas other people barely slept
• girl scout cookies!
• the promise of adventure for break
• a chance to go out with RM loves, bmore loves, and wife!
• luiiii is backup QB; how i love this girl
• more time to bond with my junior girls
• finally a chance last weekend to hang out and eat dinner with my fam
• my fam who lets me use a car and go out when i need to so i really rarely see them when i go home
• ray for that lovely houstons gift card that fed me that delicious steak
• gorgeous designs
• while writing my midterm in arth, i really felt the analytical/smart/studious patti from freshman year kick in
• gorgeous 50s weather that is just about perfect for running
• good running shoes!
• cooozy sweatshirts
• my first COLOR drawings turned out well, even if its only for my rough drawing for litho
• i can DRAW. haha. little known fact even to me
• the extra hour of daylight

thankful thursday

• cancelled classes; so i can end my day at 11.30 instead of 3 or 5pm and have a free day
• shoes with support; think running shoes after several days of flats/chucks
• christopher; for picking up all the loose ends of drama/ss when i fall through
• sisters nights; its good to hang out with girls
• a coach that takes chances with me
• gym/running/cooking buddies
• being done with my litho prints; a huge sigh of relief not to go in for lab hours
• an idea for my color print that i’m really excited about
• prof.humphrey for being so excited about our work and being a prof that really pushes her students
• kind actions; like people who offer to return redbox dvds for me
• my growing endurance for long-distance running
• gorgeous spring weather to be outside and bask in
• time to catch up on sleep
• umbc free hour; how i miss it dearly to have a hour for the entire school set aside for lunch
• my M/W hour lunch break to work on litho if i need to
• being done with my drawing midterm portfolio
• extended deadline for drawing sketchbook
• daylight savings; i am thrilled to soon have more daylight hours!