thankful thursday

So with Thanksgiving coming up in less than two weeks, it seems like a good time to think about what I'm thankful for!  Here are some things I'm thankful for on this Thursday...

(first some general ones...)
-having a warm home
-being fortunate to live comfortable lives and have plenty of food and water
-having a good job that I enjoy
-being married to my best friend
-loving my new family
-loving my (old) family

AND specific to today...
-waking up next to my best friend
-hearing the radiators hiss = warm house!
-a safe drive in to school (I was nervous with 4-6 inches over night and no snow delay this morning, thankfully the roads were clear and safe!!)
-looking at my hand and seeing two rings.... yes it still gets me warm and fuzzy inside
-hearing that one of my friends is going to have a baby (now 3 pregnant at once!)
-helping some of our first graders during a small group session and seeing the smile on one's face when he realized he could read the cvc words!
-getting to the gym and getting in another solid workout on the elliptical!( 77 minutes)
-coming home and taking a hot shower!!
-sitting with my husband and enjoying dinner
---->just now! getting word from my mother-in-law that she has tickets to give us for ELF this Saturday! (looks like we have a date this weekend!)
-getting to go look at cars tomorrow with JAB... appointment at Honda tomorrow night!
-relaxing on the couch, getting ready to watch some a tv show with my best friend
-looking forward to FRIDAY!!  (going to start to do some Thanksgiving food shopping tomorrow after school, since I take Friday's off from working out... walking the aisles is my cross training!)

Here are some pics from last Thanksgiving...

The bird before... yes, I am a vegetarian, but I don't mind cooking meat, the husband loves his turkey!!

Stuffed him up!

I don't use the knife... that's his job! Notice the roaster we used--- this was my great-grandmother's (from Canada)... we've now inherited and I am excited to use it again this year.  It's fun to think about the stories and places that go along with old family items!

Our table set up... notice all of the condiments, I am a condiment queen-- I love dipping!!!

And just a few of the sides-- I need to make the stuffing again; apple cranberry stuffing!(well technically dressing, since it wasn't cooked inside the turkey) Also shown are spinach salad, turnip, mashed potatoes, and sweet potatoes!

Now I'm getting hungry... I think it's time for a snack and some tv, good night!!