Thank you notes – October 2018
Another month has flown by, and we find ourselves once again at Thank You Notes time. I have much for which to be grateful, as I’m sure you do, so let’s get started.
Thank you Mom…
for creating this wonderful, loving, passionate, crazy family. Every time we gather together like this, I marvel at how blessed I am to be a part of this amazing group. Thank you to everyone that chipped in to make this 80th birthday party happen.
Thank you Meghan…
for making me feel like a kid again with this color-changing nail polish–bright red when warm and deep maroon when cold. Don’t think I didn’t run them under cold and hot water, just to watch the transformation about 100 times. Thank you Larry for putting up with me making you “look at them now!”
Thank you Mark and Cindy…
for the yellow squash from your garden. It was delicious baked with a parmesan crust. Healthy and tasty. Win-win!
Thank you Piper…
for baking brownies with me and then giving them the thumbs-up. Thanks for cracking the eggs, even though you don’t have a lot of experience. “Some people can crack an egg with one hand. I can barely do it with two.” ~Piper (9 years old)
Thank you fall…
and Starbucks and Larry for my first pumpkin treats of the season. No wonder fall is my favorite time of the year.
Thank you random person…
for awing me with your stacking abilities. I’m not sure how many bikes you had strapped on there or how you secured that umbrella in such a way that your car didn’t take off in the wind. Mostly thank you for not dropping anything on me. Also, thank you Mother Nature for the stunning cloud-capped mountains in the background.
Thank you Margie…
for 39 years of friendship, fashion advice, cooking, a whole new vocabulary, tears, laughter, support, and unconditional love. Girls dinner and girls trips will never be the same. Yet amidst the sorrow of losing you, I have enormous gratitude for the 39 years I was graced with your attention and affection. So many people never got the privilege of knowing or loving you. Rest in peace darling.
Your turn…
Please share with us some of the things you are feeling grateful for this month.
And the winner is…
Don’t worry, I didn’t forget the Blogiversary Prize Drawing. If you’re a winner, watch for an email from me. Thanks to everyone who entered and especially for sticking with me for these past three years. Here’s to many more!
I love posts that are all about gratitude Christie – love of family and friends is so close to my own heart – and obviously to yours too. So sorry for the loss of your friend, but happy for the lovely 80th birthday celebrations – life is such a mix of highs and lows isn’t it?
If I’ve learned one thing so far in my life, it’s that relationships make all the rest worthwhile, and loving someone carries with it the risk of loss, but it is so worth it. I miss Margie dearly, but also carry her with me in so many ways. Life is a roller coaster of emotions for sure. I hope you’re smiling today, Leanne.
Hi Christie – just popping back (whenever I write that my fingers hit “pooping” and I have to correct it!) anyway, thanks for linking up with MLSTL and I’ve shared on my SM 🙂
You make me smile! Thanks for sharing.
Showing gratitude is the best thing we can do …daily! I’m so sorry about your friend.
Sending hugs,
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Thank you Jodie. I am grateful for the support of my friends–in person and online. XO
HI, Christie – I too love your ‘Thank You Notes’ feature. What we focus on hugely colours our lives. No wonder yours is filled with love, fun and friendship!
So true, Donna. I recently heard about a study that found people who talk about being in pain experience more pain. As you said, what we focus on… I hope you are having a wonderful gratitude-filled day!
Oh! Such wonderful things to be grateful for! I loved your thank you note to Margie especially. What a wonderful and unique woman she was.
Also, that Piper quote had me cracking up!
I’m grateful for choir, which has started up again. I love seeing my friends and singing every week.
I’m grateful that Elsie has started singing songs so often. It’s one of the cutest things I’ve ever heard, and it makes my heart so happy! As I’m typing this, I’m listening to her sing “baa baa black sheep” on the monitor.
Thank you to Kevin for surprising me and taking last Friday off of work! Such a good day!
And at the risk of sounding cheesy, I’m grateful for your blog. I really love feeling more connected with you with every post I read. Thank you for sharing your life here.
I love you!
Liz
So many things to be grateful for, Liz! Thank you for including me and my blog. I love you too!
Thank you for sharing this! I too love and miss Margie. I’m so grateful she was our friend. I’m glad you liked the squash-I need that recipe! I’m grateful your my sis.?
I am grateful for you too sis, and I love that we shared a love for Margie! Here’s the recipe: https://damndelicious.net/2014/06/21/baked-parmesan-zucchini/.
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I love your thank you notes! You have a lot to be thankful for, especially having your mother still in your life. I’m grateful for so many things… today I spent a wonderful day with my husband. We didn’t do much but we had fun.
Sometimes those unstructured days together are the best days! I am very grateful to have my mother in my life.
I am so in love with this post. I may have to “copy” the idea, it is so stuck in me right now. I will happily give you credit in my blog if I decide this is going to happen!
I’m glad you enjoyed it Terri. Copy at will.
Shared on my Social Media.
#MLSTL
Thanks Donna. I always appreciate it.
Thanks Christie for reminding me of what I have to be grateful for announcing me as a winner of your giveaway!!
I’m thankful to my daughter and son in law for allowing me the opportunity to look after them and baby Emilia, in the first few weeks after her birth. I’m so happy. I’m also thankful for the lovely friends I have. Congrats again!
Shared for #mlstl
Being a grandmother is the best! And babies are so precious. I’m happy for you being able to share this time with your daughter and her family. I’m sure you are a great help to them and you get this early bonding time with your granddaughter. What could be better? Enjoy every moment of it! And again congratulations.
I love your Thank You Notes Christie. They focus me to think of what I’m grateful for, Today I’m feeling grateful for the fun and laughter that my partner brings to my life.
Christie I almost meant to say that I have shared on SM #MLSTL
Thanks for sharing Jennifer. I always appreciate that.
Experiencing joy with your partner is indeed something to be grateful for Jennifer. Thanks for sharing that. I’m grateful that you enjoy Thank You Notes. It always feels a little self-indulgent. 🙂
What a wonderful list of thank yous. I’m sorry that you lost your friend, but how lucky to get 39 years with her. Most friendships never last that long. #MLSTL
So true Jennifer. We met the year I graduated from high school and stayed friends through college, marriage, children, divorce, and remarriage–and so much more. I do feel blessed.
I enjoy these posts because it makes me stop and think about my own gratitudes. Today I am thankful the hurricane is only bringing tropical storm level wind and rain to where I am…and I can hunker down inside dry and cozy to read blogs.
And where sis you get color change nail polish… I want!!
oops… where did…. I need to read before I hit go!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that does that. 🙂
Stay safe, Pat. My nail tech (manicurist? what are they called?) uses Files by Less. https://www.filesbyless.com/
My big “THANK YOU” is to you . I’m so Blessed that I have you in my life, so just put an “I’m thankful for you” in from of these;
1. Being and letting my children call you Mom when they needed it most .
2. Being the best thing in my life.
3. For being an awesome Grandma
4. Putting up with my “germ a phobia “.
5. Letting me have my hoarding issues throughout our home, ok everywhere .
6. Let me love my Corvette and FBI Tahoe.
7. Going to Costco and letting me roam.
8. Loving my Dad, Mom, and Sister and Brother , and their families.
9. Buying a tractor, every man needs a tractor.
10. Loving my friends, even the crazy ones!
11. Every surgery I’ve gone through, and always taking care of me.
12. For loving me always, even when I’m not in a very good mood.
13. For our worldly travels.
14. For making me the happiest and luckiest guy in the world!
Point is, I’m always thankful even when I don’t say it, or tell you!!!❤️❤️
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Thank you Larry. I am grateful for your love and support and for these kind words that made my day. XOXO
Lovely thank-you notes, Christie, and I’m sorry to hear about your friend, Margie. I’m grateful for so many things …Today’s examples: A great yoga class, a beautiful piano concert, home made chocolate chip cookies by my husband, feedback for my blog’s 2nd birthday, colourful autumn maple leaf trees, etc. Enjoy October! #MLSTL
So many small pleasures to revel in. Thanks for sharing them, Natalie. Enjoy the rest of your day!
What a beautiful, every day meaningful post. Many of us talk about writing a gratitude journal, but few of us share what we’ve written. This week I’m grateful to be working with a diet coach to tweak in my eating… I’ve always eaten healthy, but have some issues that made me realize something was wrong with my diet. I’m also grateful the weather’s getting colder. Hopefully that means the fat, brown, horned caterpillars in my courtyard will “go away.” I don’t care if they turn into Cleopatra, I just want them gone! Brenda #MLSTL
Good luck with the coach. I’ve worked with coaches in a couple of specific areas I wanted to make changes and have always been pleased with the results. Good luck with the caterpillars as well. I do hope you reap the benefits of the butterflies when the time comes. 🙂
Love your gratitude posts! It is so important to appreciate the little things — moments in life isn’t it. Right now I’m grateful for the little cat purring in my lap. 🙂
I truly believe that happiness comes from all of the little moments more so than from the periodic big events–things like a cat purring in your lap (or in my case snuggling the dog. Thanks for joining the discussion Janet.
Hi Christie
Thanks for your “Thank You Notes” posts. It helps keep gratitude, gratefulness,family and friendship in the forefront.
Mmmmm, the yellow squash looks delish!. Recipe?
Laura
I’m glad you enjoy reading Thank You Notes, Laura. I sure enjoy writing them. The squash was easy to fix and yummy! Here’s the recipe: https://damndelicious.net/2014/06/21/baked-parmesan-zucchini/.