So Thankful - November 7

It is November 7 --- and following a long work weekend...I was dog tired.  Apparently more tired than I thought I was.  'Cause my empathetic husband snuck out of bed early this morning - woke me up just enough to let me know that he was "setting the girls up" and going to work.  Next thing I knew, it was after 9 am and I was waking up to find two little girls fed and ready for their day.  Today - I am thankful for my ridiculously comfortable bed, restful sleep in general and a husband who knew better than I did how much I needed some extra time in/of both!

So Thankful - November 6

It is November 6 and today's "what am I thankful for?" question is a simple one (except that I woke up with something ELSE that I was also very thankful for...but that will just make tomorrow's post easy to come up with!)  Chris and I have an elaborate plan put together today to ensure that A) we both get to vote and B) we begin to instill in our children the importance of voting and the blessing that we GET to vote.
I went alone while Chris dealt with breakfast in case the lines were obnoxious (they were not) and then he'll take the big girl with him so that she can see the process.  We (starting with Chris) insisted on the news for a bit this morning before the obligatory cartoons came out so that he could talk to them about the political ads and the news reports detailing long lines at polling places.
I used to think that if you didn't know who to vote for...you just shouldn't vote.  So - I'll confess that there have been elections where I didn't vote at all.  *gasp*  It's hard for me to admit that now.  Older and wiser, I now realize that if you don't know who to vote for...you should research, dummy!  As hard as it is to admit sometimes when we're in the midst of October in an election year with the endless, despicable advertisements, the lawn signs, the grandstanding....we are absolutely blessed in this country that we have the opportunity to choose our leaders.

So Thankful - November 5

Today, I am so thankful that my girls have such fun relationships with their daddy.  Tonight, I felt like my heart was going to burst as I watched the way that they rough-housed and played.  Daddy was a tired, worn-out "horsey" after countless laps around the living room/dining area/kitchen loop.  And I really think that they both thought they were actually picking him up as he hoisted himself up in the air over the kitchen counter.  SO THANKFUL!

So Thankful - November 4

In my wacky professional world - I am blessed to work with some wacky, professional people!  We call them Runners!  And I have a great team of them!  This past weekend I spent 3 days in a row with them working an enormous concert with a lot of moving pieces.  They do a great job of locally supporting the touring crews by running errands, driving crew members back and forth from venue to hotel and back, dropping people at the airport, tracking down missing bits and pieces...they really are jacks-of-all-trades.  And my team, I affectionately consider "mine".  They take on all the odd jobs, they take care of me and they make me laugh!  This happens to be a great photo that they texted me around 2 am after I had sent them out to replace seats in our rental vans.  I love the three guys working hard as a team to replace the seat while one young lady "watches" with the camera and the other clearly supervises!  (which is pretty much exactly what I jokingly asked them to do.)  Today, I am thankful for my Runner Army!

So Thankful - November 3

So thankful for my awesome, awesome new obsession - hooray for kettlebells!  I feel strong and powerful...I can DEFINITELY tell a difference in the make-up of my body.  AND - they are mobile enough for me to bring my workout to work with me!  Yup - totally did a huge kettlebell workout in my office this morning before starting work for the day.

So Thankful - November 2

Today, I am thankful for *this* man.

It's hard for me to believe, but he's been my friend and mentor for 13 years already!  When I first met Chris I was a very young, very green, very naive box office manager.  He and I had an immediate connection and he has been my support, my home base, and my comfort zone for the entirety of my professional career.  I cannot imagine what my work life would look like without him in it somewhere.  For the last 5 years I have been truly blessed to call him my boss.

He has thrown me into the fire time and again but he has always supported me, always backed my play.  He is patient with me when he needs to be patient, and impatient with me when I need to be shook up a bit.

He always asks me how I am and he legitimately wants to know the answer.  He knows who I am and he cares about and supports my personal endeavors at least as much as he does my professional pursuits.  He gives a solid hug!

Among the important lessons he has taught me...learn everybody's name...greet everyone with the same enthusiasm from the person who picks up the trash to the GM of the building...be the first one there and the last one to leave...get paid! And he has taught me some lessons on what TO do by watching HIS mistakes - take care of yourself...get some sleep when you can...eat.

I haven't seen him for over a year and I'm blessed to be spending 3 whole days live and in his presence right now and I couldn't be happier about it.  Today, I am thankful for my wonderful boss!

So Thankful - November 1

November 1 - so begins an effort to document each day something that I'm particularly thankful for on that particular day.  I am purposely NOT starting with those things that SHOULD be the things that I am MOST thankful for (ie. my husband, my daughters, etc.)...instead, I'm attempting to sort of document my month with the things that are happening THAT day. So - don't be offended!  OBVIOUSLY, I'm more thankful for my family, my health, my home than my silly computer, but.......

Yes - you'll notice that I am a day late in posting this.  There's a reason for that...two reasons actually...first of all, I'm not as technologically savvy as I'd like to be - - I don't have the time nor the patience most of the time and I'm NEW to Instagram so it took me having someone younger and savvier looking over my shoulder to piece together the right way to do this (I was trying to make it WAY too difficult!) 

and second reason - well - I've been having some computer drama as of late.  AGAIN.  I am eyebrow deep in Madonna right now, and my company-owned computer is completely, 100%, unexpectedly DEAD!  So I am thankful, very thankful for the personal computer that I broke down and purchased this summer.  It is essentially keeping me afloat!  (But - the lack of computer has set me WAY behind and advancing Madonna yesterday had to take precedence over getting my "thankful" item posted!)