Thank you notes – August 2019
It’s easy to get so caught up in the hustle of life that we forget to appreciate the small miracles that happen every day. I created the monthly Thank You Notes post to help me relive the happy moments, savor the gratitude, and share them with you. I hope they also inspire you to think about what you have to be grateful for and share them with us. So let’s get started!
Thank you Mother Nature…
for the joy I’ve found in your beauty. From the heavenly clouds…
to the lovely flowers. This summer has been stunningly beautiful.
Thank you Larry…
for the flowers with the butterflies in memory of Bryan. Thank you for your love and support through happy times and not so happy times.
Thank you On the Hook…
for the most delectable fish and chips, served from the convenience of a truck in my neighborhood. Thank you Larry for discovering this tasty treat. My taste buds hope they come back often. My waistline, not so much.
Thank you Hawkes Landing…
for a wonderful week of R&R. (I had such a relaxing time, I forgot to take any photos after this first one.) Thank you EMI Health for the paid vacation, allowing me to temporarily leave work behind. Thank you Sarah for watching Charlie. Relaxation was only possible because we knew he was in good hands. Thank you Ron and Pam for spending the final days of your long road trip with us–and for the jigsaw puzzle.
Thank you Silver Lake…
for this pleasant hike–small on difficulty and big on beauty…
and thanks Ron and Pam for joining us on our walk. Thank you Larry for taking the photo, even though that meant you weren’t in it…Hey, wait a minute…was that your intent all along?
Thank you unknown person…
who created this sign that made me laugh. One of our granddaughters loves spaghetti more than just about any other food. I had to send this to her right away. Then I had to go straight home and make spaghetti, because I was feeling some “regretti” about not eating enough spaghetti. Guess what? They were right, I did feel better!
Thank you Lower Bells Canyon Reservoir…
for another great hike. Thank you Cindy for joining me. Thank you AllTrails app for keeping us on the trail when we started to wander. Thank you EMI Health for the wellness challenge that has encouraged me to get out and explore this amazing state in which I live.
Thank you Cindy…
for the inspiring quotes you’ve sent me recently. Thank you butterfly for the good example. Thank you Anthony Gucciardi for the thoughtful words.
Thank you Farmers Market…
for the beautiful, healthy, delicious local produce, including the experience of interacting with local farmers and hand-selecting fresh produce and some pretty darn good goat cheese. This particular farmers market is courtesy of the Utah Farm Bureau and is held at Murray Park, practically in my own backyard.
And finally, thank you Neffs Canyon Trail…
for yet another beautiful hike close to home. Thank you Larry for getting up on a Sunday morning to join me on this one. I am truly blessed to live in this beautiful state with my wonderful, loving family.
Your turn
That’s it for me. I hope you will share some of your feel-good moments from this past month in the comments. Here are some questions to get you started.
- What made you smile this month?
- What will you do today to inspire joy?
- Share anything else you’d like to–any topic at all.
Pretty flowers! Do you enjoy jigsaw puzzles? I do! The spaghetti sign made me laugh! Yum fresh produce!!
I do like jigsaw puzzles, Dee, but don’t have a lot of time to work on them at this point in my life. I set the one our friends brought up at the cabin, as I’m more in rest and relaxation mode up there. This one is a beautiful scene from Arches National Park.
The cabin is a good place to work on the puzzle. I think maybe winter time is a good time for puzzles too 🙂
Yes, I agree that winter time is a good time for puzzles–and reading.
A beautiful post, Christie, Thank You Notes never grows old and always a great reminder on what is important in life. Fish and Chips my favourite treat/cheat meal. I see the photo saying “Silver Lake.” Is this the Silver lake near Mt. Baker? Great quote on “transformation.” My thank you notes would be too long for the page. I have a lot of good in my life:)
Thank you Erica. I do love fish and chips as well. This Silver Lake is in Utah, near Park City. I’m happy to hear that you have so much good in your life. Me too.
What a fantastic idea for a post…I might have to steal this sometime. #MLSTL
Please do, Donna! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Have a lovely week!
I love your thankyou posts. Fab pics, fab gratitude, heartfelt words, and I can hear the crunch of the batter on that fish! Yum. #MLSTL
They were so good, Joanne. Enjoy your week!
What a lot to be thankful for Christie! I love reading these gratitude posts and learning more about you as well. #mlstl
Thank you Deb. I am glad you are enjoying the Thank You Notes. They feel a little self-indulgent, but I do have fun with them.
I always enjoy your gratitude posts Christie – the flowers were beautiful and I’d love to have a fish and chip van in my neighbourhood – we have the icecream van that drives around – my idea would be for it to sell icecream during the day in Summer and swap over to Fish and Chips in the evenings and in Winter – win/win!
Thanks for linking up with us at MLSTL and I’ve shared on my SM 🙂
You’ve got a great idea, Leanne! Here is the U.S. we have all different food trucks. They don’t drive around, but they park in a different spot each day. They post online where they will be, and people in the area come to the truck. My office brings one in once a month, and a building down the street has one each Wednesday–all different kinds of foods. It’s a nice way to mix up the usual lunch hour.
Love, love, love all your hiking! Right now I’m in a recovery mode (some surgery) and sweating itches the stitches terribly. So I’m sitting indoors and getting cabin fever. BUT, I am grateful for amazing health care coverage and a wonderful surgeon. A supportive spouse who has taken on all cooking and clean-up these past few weeks. (No lifting, reaching or twisting makes even putting dishes into the dishwasher a challenge!) Plus friends who stopped-by to relieve the boredom and blogging buddies who gave me great posts to read. And lots of books to read as well… I’m up to 20! I love your gratitude posts as they always inspire me to think about what I am grateful for as well.
I’m glad you are taking time to heal Pat and impressed by your ability to feel gratitude for all of those who are supporting you through your surgery and recovery. Sending love and healing energy your way!
I’m glad you’ve liked the quotes. I’m thankful that I have eyesight to see them and the ability to read them. (As well as your blog and many wonderful books!) I love you.
Eyes and the ability to read are at the top of my gratitude list, too, Cindy. Thank you for reading my blog and taking the time to comment. I love you!
I look forward to your thank you notes each month Christie and enjoy looking at your life and what you are thankful for. Thank you for sharing with us at #MLSTL. We have so much to be thankful for in life don’t we? Sometimes we just need to be reminded. Enjoy the rest of your week, Christie! xx
Thank you Sue. I’m glad you enjoy the Thank You Notes and appreciate you hosting #MLSTL. I hope you are enjoying your week as well!
Hi Christie, I love the theme of this post…just being thankful for the good things in your life. The fish and chips look awesome and the photos were all so beautiful! #MLSTL
Thank you Candi. I do believe it is important to pause once in a while and truly appreciate all the little things in our lives. The fish and chips were awesome. Have a great week!
I always greatly enjoy your thank you notes, Christie.
And now, I can’t get that “spaghetti” sign out of my head! 🙂
Thank you Donna. That sign stuck with me to, especially since my granddaughter LOVES spaghetti so much.