Friday favorites: giving thanks
Here we are in the midst of November, a month traditionally dedicated to gratitude and giving thanks. In that spirit, today’s Friday Favorites are in the form of things for which I am thankful.
I am thankful for Mother Nature, her beauty and her bounties. We made our final (possibly) trip of the year to Hawkes Landing. Mother Nature graced us with her beauty on the way there…
While we stayed…
And on our way home…
I am thankful for this beautiful state I live in, especially for these mountains. I never get used to this view. Thanks to Mother Nature for rewarding my hard workout with this view as I left the gym.
I am thankful to my family for their love, their time, their acts of kindness, their inspiration…and so much more. This week I had the pleasure of meeting this beautiful lady for lunch. Thank you Jessica for spending some of your scarce “me” time with your mama. (This photo was “borrowed” from her Facebook page.)
I also had the joy of a sleepover with some of the grandchildren. Thank you to their parents for sharing them with us, and thank you to the little ones for lots of laughs and hugs. Thank you Tessa for owning cow pajamas. 🙂
Thank you Papa for being just about the best stylist around, even if it did make Piper reluctant to go to bed for fear of messing up her hair.
I am thankful for good friends and coworkers, like Colette, who invited me to attend an Orangetheory Fitness class in order to check off “try a new workout” from my fall bucket list. I’ll tell you all about it in Tuesday’s blog. In the meantime, suffice it to say that I am thankful for a healthy body, a great workout, and an excellent trainer.
I am thankful for the scouts who brought this cinnamon bread to Larry to thank him for his father’s service to our country. And I am especially thankful for all the men and women who have served and for their families who sacrifice along with them for our safety and freedom.
Because Veteran’s Day is this week, I got to combine my appreciation for family and veterans by attending Kanyen’s school program.
When the veterans stood for their service branch’s song, it literally brought tears to my eyes.
And finally, I am, of course, thankful for pumpkin. This week’s pumpkin tasting was a pumpkin spice milkshake. Ice cream and pumpkin; it just doesn’t get much better than that.
That’s my week.
What are you thankful for? Please share something good that happened this week or something for which you are grateful in general.
I’m grateful that I got some good Mommy time in this week! 🙂
Ah, I love you!
Thanks for a wonderful litany of things you are grateful for – the big and the little (cow pajamas!). It made me reflect on many things from this week a bit differently. So I’ll just say, I’m grateful for an amazingly supportive husband, whose strength of support right now is giving me my backbone.
A supportive spouse is a beautiful thing, isn’t it, Pat? And yes, those cow pajamas, complete with udder, were a sight to behold! 🙂
Lovely post. There is so much to be thankful for. Right now, as I sit in my house with no heat, I’m thankful that we can financially afford to replace our broken furnace. I’m thankful that I grew up in Massachusetts, so I know how to deal with cold (and own the appropriate clothing) and I’m thankful for the repairmen who will be arriving tomorrow with our new heating system.
Shelley, I love the positive spin on what could be a big negative. At times like that my heart goes out to those who don’t have refuge from the cold or from hunger, or a myriad of things that I often take for granted. Stay warm!
I’m thankful for a great conversation with my art instructor that literally gave me a way forward for the next several years.
That’s fabulous Karen! Keep going–one step in front of the other.
I loved this post, (and the last which I meant to respond to all week)! I told Jessi, but I love her new bangs, very cute! And that picture with you guys and Courtney’s family is one of my favorites. I am so grateful to all veterans past and present who have provided us with our freedom today, and I’m grateful that you are my sister!
Ah thanks, Cindy. I am grateful beyond measure to have you for my sister!
I’m thankful for YOU in my life, you make everything “everything” for me.
Our children and Grandchildren, can’t imagine life without them.
And thankful for our Fathers who put their lives on the line along with their comrades, I’m forever grateful.
And Moms, who isn’t thankful for them. Thankful I get to spend Wednesdays with my Mom, look forward to it every week!
I am also thankful for you in my life. I couldn’t ask for a better husband, and I couldn’t agree more with all of the other things you listed. Family is at the very top of my list when I count my blessings.
So much to be grateful for! Right now I’m sitting with three of my favorite bloggers talking about what we love to do.
Lucky!?
I love your gratitude posts, and your family photos, Christie. Thank you for sharing these.
Thank you Donna! I hope you are having a lovely Saturday.
Hi Christie, you have much to be thankful for. I just sent thank you notes with coffee gift cards to eight young teachers who are mentors in my on-line teacher mentoring program. i am truly thankful to them for their willingness to share the experience with new teachers.
What a lovely surprise that will be for those mentors. Sometimes the smallest unexpected thank yous have the biggest impact.
Mmmm, pumpkin spice milkshake! That’s something new I can add to my pumpkin tasting for my autumn bucket list.
Yay, YOU for trying a new work out experience. Looking forward to hearing more. I am seeing lots of gals trying barre class so would like to add that to my winter bucket list.
Yes, Leslie, I definitely recommend both the ice cream and a new workout!