Thankful Thursday

Woah, it's been almost forever since I was here last. It's been almost as long since I've last been able to give my undivided attention to the interweb and all of the fabulous blogs out there, which gives you an idea of what life has been like lately. I am an internet junkie, very little keeps me from the interweb. But I digress. So yeah, I'm just stopping by to give a shout out to some of the awesome things in my life!! More soon, I promise.

This week has been trying to say the least and I'm THANKFUL it's OVER!! We had a marathon like trade show for week, and it was, um, unpleasant to say the least. Looooong hours, lots of standing, and talking. And I got sick with some plague-like cold. But it's over now and I am oh-so-thankful it's behind me for 365 days!

Let me also verbalize my gratitude for the interweb and social media, because they are fab-u-lous! Twitter, blogs, Google, Travelocity, and oh so much more!! This may sound somewhat superficial, and perhaps it is, but these things have helped me meet some super wicked awesome people, keep in touch with friends near and far, help me pass college (for reals) and so much more. Was there life before internet? I'm thankful I don't have to think about it.

I also give a little thanks for the great people in my life. My friends are wonderful and I love them! And I am so super excited thankful that my BFF is coming to visit this weekend. I super HEART her and and am sooooo so so thankful I get to have quality girl time with her. HUGS!!

I'm also thankful that I'm headed for sushi and drinks. Mmmm, yeah. Gotta go!

Blah.

Yep that pretty much describes my day. I have a headache. I should be sent home in case it's contagious...

Where have I been? Besides on Twitter, duh.

Well, between Restaurant Week and work and a mini-break to Chicago I kind of fell off the blogging-bandwagon last week...and this week AND next week is certainly not going to be any week. Blech.

I certainly had a better attitude and things I am thankful for last week. I even mentally wrote my post while biking home from dinner on Thursday. It was going to the be Late Night/3 Cocktail addition. But then I got home and fell asleep pretty much immediately. Oops.

Oh! And Fat to Fit was a giant FAIL last week. I mean, I am walking way more and biking places more than I have in months, but there was a 1# gain last week. I blame PMS. And junk food, let's be honest. Tomorrow I meet with the PT for the first time and on Thursday I see the doc again, so I am optimistic that between the two I will get the green light to transition to running by September. Cross your fingers (and toes) because this girl wants to go to Vegas!

Let's not poo-poo my Chicago mini-break either. That deserves a post all its own. Maybe I'll be able to squeak that out while watching The Bachelorette season finale tonight (go Chris!). But let me tide you over with tidbits like lost in the ghetto, Transformers 3, and Blue Man group. Yeah, it was a swell time.

My lunch has come to an end...and as I would rather stay on the boss-man's good side I better scoot.Publish Post

TTFN!

Thankful Thursday

Or rather...

Not So Thankful Thursday

That's it. I'll admit it. I'm just not feeling very thankful this week. I know, I know, there are many that are much worse off than me. Children are starving. People are dying. And I'm a selfish bad person. Yes, I got the memo.

But that doesn't make me any more thankful.

I mean should I be celebrating and thankful that we dropped a major chunk of change taking a rather ungrateful pompous pair of newlyweds out for dinner? Or maybe I should thank jeebus that I left dinner feeling even worse about myself than I did earlier in the night. I needed a real kick in pants. Thank you wifezilla.

Oh, or maybe I should be thankful for the sleazy disgusting all-expense paid company bachelor party my boyfriend went on lately. Yes, use your imagination, it happened.

Gosh, maybe I should be thankful that for over a year now I have been pain and unable to walk normal because of my broke a$$ ankle and foot. Because that is sweet. Super sweet!

I know, I know. I am little more than an ungrateful beotch today. Maybe there's a streak of PMS running through this, maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, maybe things just aren't always sunny in my world. But whatever it may be, I'm going to let it go. I'm hoping that once I send this off the abyss of the interweb it will be like purging my demons. An exorcism of my bad attitude if possible.

Thankful Thursday

So I was going to take Thursday is a new direction starting today, but I realized that I still need to stop and think about the good things in life. And as lame as it is, Thankful Thursday make me stop and do just that.

Life is rough right now. Not like all day every day, but things are certainly far from easy. I would go as far as to say I just about hit rock bottom in the past two or so weeks. But I am breathing, rebooting and taking baby steps towards things being better.

But definitely stop back tomorrow and see what's been kickin around brain. It's somewhat of a work in progress, and it is definitely going to be a challenge.

Without further ado...

I am thankful for...

*being able to wear 2 shoes!!!

*having found a doctor that knows what's wrong with my throat/stomach (the conition is known as achalasia), has a plan on how to fix it, AND has a great demeanor! With the exception of having to have another surgery, I'd say this is a HUGE win, and I am super thankful for it.

*my boss and the fact he has been really cool with everything going on in my world these days. But shhhh, don't tell him. It'll go to his head.

*the dogs coexisting peaceful together last night. Both pups behaving at the same time never ever happens. And really, I am just super thankful for them, and their cuteness.

*great friends. Near, far, online or in person, you people are keeping me sane. And I love you all for it.

*being another day closer to walking, riding, yoga-ing, running, and just generally resuming life as normal.

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful...

to be one day closer to biking, running, yoga, and life as normal

for clean sheets and freshly made beds

to be able to shower WITHOUT a garbage bag

for toe nail polish

for Diet Coke
for 4 day weekends

for creativity and cute blogs (hello Bluestar Bloggery, you make me smile)

that even at her worst, Ladybug still makes me laugh

Destroyed bed #1

Destroyed bed #2

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for...

sunshine

air conditioning

American Players Theatre

puppies

great friends

a wonderful boyfriend

good books

ceiling fans

Thankful Thursday

It's been a while since I've put one of these down on paper, and now while I am feeling at most beat up, I think that this is something I need to do.

So deep breath, and happy thankful thoughts...

I am thankful for...

Wyatt being home for my surgery and the following week when I was at my worst

spring flowers and sunshine

central air!! Especially as I am in a cast for the next few weeks...

snuggly puppies

my BFF's

Thankful Thursday

I am also REALLY thankful for my iPhone. And Dramamine. Thank goodness for Dramamine.


This Thankful Thursday is still brought to you fromthe back seat of the G6 rental. Still on the way to Indy.

Thankful Thursday

This Thankful Thursday is brought to you from the backseat of our G6 rental car on the way to Indy.

I am thankful for...
~upgrading to a standard size rental car over a compact...especially as I am the designated backseat driver.
~being out of the office for a few days, even if it is to work long event hours.
~picking up our new puppy on Monday!
~puppy rescues and shelters. Those people have hearts of gold.
~spring time and sunshine.
~the swanky kennel Burton is staying in this weekend while we're gone...I hope they take good care of the little guy.
~national parks and backpacking through them.
~vacation time!
~for great friends and a wonderful boyfriend.

Don't worry, I will have oodles of adorable puppy pictures to share early next week. And I'm sure I'll have stories to share
from Indy. Oh, and I still have to fill y'all in on our worldwind tour of DC. Oh where does the time go...

Thankful Thursday

ON a day like today, in a week like this week has been so far, it is so important to stop, breath and remember the things you are happy and thankful for.

I'm thankful for...

~new puppies (and hopefully picking ours up tonight)!!!

~Burton, my current doggy and friend 4 1/2 years

~bedtime stories

~melting snow and SPRING TIME

~my last minute, impromptu, whirlwind tour of DC with my bff

~my friends and boyfriend

~planning this years vacations

~new camping gear

~chicken wings (yep, still thankful for chicken wings)

~bad reality tv (it's my not-so-secret guilty pleasure)

~did I mention new puppies?!?!

I was hoping to tell you all about the fabulous Conte's expo and my adventures in DC....but it has been a whooper of a week! The story is so worth telling tho, so hopefully tonight or tomorrow night I can share my adventure.

Oh, and of course, I'm thankful it's Thursday!!

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for...

~good friends

~my puppy

~chicken wings!

~springtime and sunny days

~Wyatt coming home today!!

~girl's night out

~clean laundry

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On a different note....I'll be out in the DC area this weekend for Conte's Tri Expo. Come check it out and say hi. :)

Thankful Thursday

I read all the time about people keeping track of the good things in their lives as a way of turning things around. Focusing ont he good instead of the bad. Heck, even Oprah does it.

I tend to be kind of a crabby patty these days. The glass is almost always half empty. But I want to change that, and that start with me. I'm not sure that I have it in me, yet, to it out there daily but I can commit to Thursdays.

I've been trying to take this idea live since, oh, Christmas. And I do have many things between then and now to be thankful for, I just never got around to posting them. So I thought I would start this week by highlighting the things I have to be thankful for from 2009.

I'm thankful that in 2009 I...

~have wonderful friends. Especially my BFF's Ryan and Jamie. You kids mean the world to me.

~spent another wonderful year with my running buddy, boyfriend, and all around partner in crime, Wyatt.

~have my very own version of "man's best friend." Oh Burton, how I love thee!

~ended my rental streak and moved into our first home.

~took my first vacation in YEARS.

~learned there's more to life than racing.

~was reminded again that when things go wrong, I have it in me to breathe and reboot.

And today I am thankful...

~that Wyatt's been home this week.