Things I am Thankful for...

Thanksgiving is usually the time that review what we are thankful for in life..but the holidays usually make me look back on all the things that happened during the past year.

I don't usually write down that I am thankful for, but this year it would be nice to see and then I can put things into perspective.

Ever since I became a mom, not only am I more weepy than I used to be ( and I am NOT happy that I cry when Lilo gets taken away in the space ship and yells for Stitch not to leave her-when in high school I was able to watch Terms of Endearment and not shed a tear...,), but I am more aware of the little things. Little things like hearing Hayden call for me when he wakes up in the morning, him telling me that he loves me when I am reading to him before bed time. I could go on and on.

So-here are the things/people that I am thankful for (in no particular order):

Hayden-who brings laughter to my day

Doug-who loves me no matter what-and truly is my soulmate

Mom-my best friend and worst critic, without whom my life would be horribly incomplete. I cannot imaging my life without her

Work-I am employed, and have a nice flexible schedule and good working environment

Health-although I am on meds for high blood pressure and my cholesterol is high ( all hereditary so nothing I could have really done about it) I am grateful that overall my health is good

Tammy-my soul sister who keeps me real

Aileen-my other soul sister who keeps me laughing

God-whom I do not talk to enough, and only seem to think of in times of stress-I should be going to Church more often

Facebook-without it I would be sitting around thinking I had no friends, and probably would not have seen Twilight until it came out on DVD. It also gave me my social life back...

Bill and Donna-no one could have a better set of in-laws, they are always there when we need them.

Marcela-she is helping raise Hayden and molding him into the wonderful, smart, loving child that he is because she loves him like her own.

There are so many other things well people that I am grateful for having in my life...

I may not drive the fanciest car, or live in a spacious house, or wear all the top designer labels, but I am happy and content with what I have. My husband works at a job he loves and does not bring it home with him. No blackberries, and never gets calls at night. I have job that give me a flexible enough schedule that I can take off if needed to take care of Hayden if he is sick. I get more than decent pay plus raises and holiday bounus. We have what we need, which is each other. Good family, good friends, a roof over our head, and a little boy who can make the crappiest day go away with a twinkling smile.

So life is good.