Being Thankful

I just want to pop in really quick (between my crazy cooking escapades) to say Happy Thanksgiving!!

In the spirit of being thankful I thought I'd share with you the many things I am thankful for this year.....

~ I am thankful for air conditioning. Seriously. Suffering through 90 degree weather with probably 300% humidity and no air conditioner, made me incredibly thankful for that tiny piece of technology.

~ Speaking of technology, I am thankful for that too. For cell phones with free international texting, etc apps. For email. For the internet (even when it's snail-speed-slow).

~ I am thankful for American-sized ovens. Cooking a turkey in a Brit-sized one has been...challenging. Adventurous even. (It'll make a good story one day, right?)

~ I am thankful for better educational opportunities for my kids. I will be forever thankful for the schools and teachers here. They are amazing!

~ I am thankful for the opportunity we have to live overseas. To be able to share new cultures & visit new places, & all that that entails with the kids. (Well, with me too, if we're being honest.)

~ In times of such economic hardship, I am thankful that my husband has a job. That we're not worrying about money, that we have a nice place to live and food on our table. Everything else we have is just an added bonus that I should never complain about.

~ I am thankful for all of the amazing people in our life. We have the most wonderfully fabulous family and friends, without whom our life would be seriously lacking. I'm not always very good at expressing that but I love all of the people that have blessed my life in immeasurable ways and am so grateful for every day that I am given with them.

~ I am grateful for my husband who puts up with my crazy antics (like redecorating or rearranging stuff every other week), who gets up and kills spiders in the middle of the night because I can't sleep knowing there's a spider in the room, who loves me no matter what.

~ I am grateful for my children. They are beyond words amazing and I am so blessed to have them.

So I hope this Thanksgiving Day finds you equally grateful for all that blesses your life. I hope you have a wonderful day planned with good food on your table and amazing people to share your day with.

Our love to you always!