thankful.

A. I'm not pregnant.  My previous post referred to my beautiful (future) in-laws, Chrissy and Andy, who are expecting in March. Congratulations, sweet friends of mine. I can't wait to meet the little Shaw!
....obviously, I will NOT be that vague when I'm actually pregnant. I promise to make a huuuuuuge deal out of it, so as to not create any confusion. :)

2.) Today I am thankful for so many things.  I try to remain thankful throughout my daily life, but every once in a while it overcomes me.

Last weekend Davo and I visited my dad, who spent hours with us shopping for our new home.  We only actually purchased one (fantastic) mirror all weekend, but we came home with motivation and endless ideas to use in our new house.  I'm thankful that my dad is still able to take us on these adventurous shopping trips (IKEA is no small task) and that our schedules are (sometimes) flexible enough to take the occasional trip down to sweaty Phoenix to see my family.  Both of my generous parents also donated lots of goodies for the new house, and it's hard to explain how grateful I am to have a house filled with family, even when they're not actually here.

Today I'm thankful for the ability to appreciate stuff, but not depend on it for my happiness.  I'm thankful that I have a job which allows me to decorate our new home, but more so for the fact that, as long as I have a bed and a couple cute dresses, I'm pretty damn happy. 

Sometimes I wonder if happiness annoys people.  That's a sad thought, but I think it's true for some.

I'm SO thankful that, even though I don't always have happy days, I know another one is just around the corner.

let's see, what else......

peanut butter.
true love.
water.
sunshine.
doggies.
forgiveness.
honest friends.
clean sheets.
the sound of rustling aspen leaves.
my legs.

I could go on, but I'll stop there.

The (future) in-laws will be here in 3 WEEKS and I'm SO excited!!!

AH, there's another one.

I'm thankful that we have a home with room for guests. I love houseguests.
....I love temporary houseguests. let's keep it honest here.

I can't wait to see the Smith/Shaw crew and spend some quality time together celebrating each other and the upcoming marriage of Ashby (Davo's brother) to his fiance, Meredith.  It's going to be so fun. 

I think that's all for today.  I wonder what you're thankful for...

love love love to ya,
~*la*~