Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone enjoyed a turkey-filled, day with family and friends. I frequently pause to be thankful for the blessings in my life, but today even more so. Here are a few of my main reasons for Thanksgiving:
1. My husband. I am so very blessed to have found a partner to share this journey. Eric is such a hard worker, loyal, and loving in every way. We support each other 100% in life's hardships and grief as well as successes and joy. I love you more with each day.
2. My family. Though we are spread from coast to coast I love you all very much. My Mom has become my closest confidant and Mike her perfect counterpart. My Dad's never-wavering love and support for me has contributed to the person I am more than he can know. My brother, though we have always been very different (and he was the "perfect one") we have always been very close, he is the one I still go to for all product advise. His cool, calm, confidence has always been a source of comfort for me. And, of course his wonderful wife, my sister (in-law but whatever), I cherish how our relationship has grown. My amazing parents-in-law, I'm a pretty lucky lady. I have 4 in-laws and each of them are so very wonderful, I am blessed to have been welcomed in to your family with open arms. And, of course, my wonderful nephews. I love you two SO much and love being your Tantie. And all the rest, I could write a whole book identifying all of you, please know how special it feels to have such a great family to love and support you.
3. My job. I love being a nurse. I find that it has become a defining part of my identity. While my specialty wasn't my first choice I find that I love it more and more and am grateful that opportunity steered me to this. I am so very thankful for all the wonderful nurses I work with. They make me strive to be better on a daily basis.
4. My home. While we haven't yet reached our goal of home ownership I am thankful that we have a roof over our heads and have built a home over the past 5 years (even if we don't own it).
5. That the election is over. It was brutal.
6. Friends. All our friends both old and new. As most young adults can attest it is harder to make friends once you are out of college and move away. After 6 1/2 years here we have a wonderful group of friends that truly feel like family. Of course I am also grateful for the friendships that have stood up to the test of time, some over 20 years!
7. Zofran, without which I would not have been able to enjoy the delicious dinner today.
I hope everyone had a chance to give pause and be grateful today, on this Day of Thanksgiving. Much love from Colorado!!
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Whirlwind
If I had to describe this past month in one word, "busy" first comes to mind, followed by "joyful". I returned from a few days in IL only to work a couple days then head right back to the airport Tucson-bound for a wedding. Within 20 minutes of arriving we were enjoying a lovely tour with our host who was describing all the wildlife we may possible run across and fun Saguaro facts. Not 5 minutes after he said "if you get really lucky you'll see Javelinas, but I've ever only seen them once" we stop at a stop sign and I scream "JAVELINAS!"
And we watch in awe as a whole Javelina family proceed to cross the road. Definitely a good way to begin a trip to a new place! We had a great time visiting with my brother and sister-in-law as well as many other wonderful family friends. The wedding was lovely and we all cleaned up real purty
After planning my own wedding I really appreciate all the hard work that goes in to planning your special day. I love how every couple finds a way to make it unique to them. This wedding was no exception from the carved pumpkin lanterns to the Illini themed tables
It was a quick trip but jammed-packed full. Oh, did I mention that apparently we saw the coolest airplane ever to exist according to those with a y-chromosome that were in attendence?
No? Well we did, I guess it's called The Blackbird and it's really cool for reasons I can't remember.
We headed back to CO to work a couple more days that continue our festivities. This time it was for a couple of our dear friends that were also tieing the knot. We headed to Blackhawk, CO for a bachelorette party weekend. Blackhawk is kind of our mini-Vegas. The whole tiny mountain town is devoted soley to casinos. Not being much of a gambler I was more than happy to discover that us girls were staying at a remote cabin in the mountains for the weekend and only making the casinos a side-event. It was really lovely to be unplugged with a bunch of wonderful women for a couple days. No TV, no cell service, not even a land-line. We had a radio and plenty board games and puzzles though!
We did go do the casino thing the next night and I learned that I am a terrible gambler. I lost 40 dollars rather quickly and felt like vomiting. I was WAY more excited about the fancy, delicious dinner we had. It was a great weekend and I was thankful that since we are *ahem* a little more mature it wasn't a wild and crazy phallic-filled production.
We then, you guessed it, worked a few more days then geared up for wedding-weekend for these friends. As I said before I really appreciate the uniqueness that couples bring to their special day. This was no exception. In fact, I think this was the most uniquely couple-centered wedding I have ever attended. The bride and groom met at a concert and are very passionate music-lovers. Neither one wanted the traditional wedding so they threw a concert instead! At a concert venue with a great band that they knew from college. They had a short and sweet "I Do" on stage then the music started.
It was so perfectly them and I think everyone had a great time. Oh, and I made 11lbs of BBQ pulled pork (after their caterer backed out) that was gone in 20 minutes, so there's that.
So today is the first Sunday morning at home I've had in over a month, I'm looking forward to reading the paper and making some eggs. Hopefully things will calm down for awhile. Oh, who am I kidding, we're heading full speed in to the Holidays. But I'm sure I'll find some time to enjoy myself along the way, after all, even though this last month has been extremely busy it has also been extremely joyful.
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| We were at Assembly Hall Table |
No? Well we did, I guess it's called The Blackbird and it's really cool for reasons I can't remember.
We headed back to CO to work a couple more days that continue our festivities. This time it was for a couple of our dear friends that were also tieing the knot. We headed to Blackhawk, CO for a bachelorette party weekend. Blackhawk is kind of our mini-Vegas. The whole tiny mountain town is devoted soley to casinos. Not being much of a gambler I was more than happy to discover that us girls were staying at a remote cabin in the mountains for the weekend and only making the casinos a side-event. It was really lovely to be unplugged with a bunch of wonderful women for a couple days. No TV, no cell service, not even a land-line. We had a radio and plenty board games and puzzles though!
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| And wine, we had plenty of wine... |
We then, you guessed it, worked a few more days then geared up for wedding-weekend for these friends. As I said before I really appreciate the uniqueness that couples bring to their special day. This was no exception. In fact, I think this was the most uniquely couple-centered wedding I have ever attended. The bride and groom met at a concert and are very passionate music-lovers. Neither one wanted the traditional wedding so they threw a concert instead! At a concert venue with a great band that they knew from college. They had a short and sweet "I Do" on stage then the music started.
So today is the first Sunday morning at home I've had in over a month, I'm looking forward to reading the paper and making some eggs. Hopefully things will calm down for awhile. Oh, who am I kidding, we're heading full speed in to the Holidays. But I'm sure I'll find some time to enjoy myself along the way, after all, even though this last month has been extremely busy it has also been extremely joyful.
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