Gobble, Gobble!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!  Steve and I have been so fortunate this year with the move, our jobs, and a loving family.  Here's our list of what we have been thankful for this year.

We are Thankful for...
1. Having a wonderful family that will come and rescue you when you crash your car in the snow.... :( Thanks Jim and Abby...We love you!!!
2.  Having such wonderful friends that will always be there to provide us support
3.  Our Dogs that are always the best feet warmers
4.  Having a very succesful move up to the Northwest....no tragedies, it went very smoothly
5.  Both of us finally being Employed!!
6.  Actually enjoying our jobs too!  We are both very happy with our employers!
7.  Steve's very thankful for the abundance of snow, which provides lots of snowboarding time...(he's going up tomorrow)
8.  Finding a wonderful place to live...It is so amazing being right on Lake Washington, and close to The Landing that is very fun and entertaining!
9.  Our great health
10.  Being able to get by on what little we have for money...we are great penny pinchers, and are very frugal with our little salaries!
11.  Having each other...we are always there for each other through thick and thin, I am there to comfort Steve and support him as he tries to get a firefighting job, and he comforts me when I crashed my car in the snow and came home balling my eyes out!  I would have never asked for anyone else in the world, he's perfect for me.
12. We have wonderful places to visit my family, and they are so caring and thankful to have us!
13.  The new city we live in.  Seattle is such a diverse and beautiful city to explore, hike, shop, and to get out and experience the world. Even though I am scared to death to drive here in the snow, I love the actual changes of the season.
14.  Having such a large amount of family now living close to us.  It is so nice to enjoy everyone's loving company.
15.  The seahawks and the cowboys are starting to turn around in the NFL! ....?
16.  The Cougs beat Oregon State!! (Steve mostly)
17.  Steve's new Audi (used)....it's so pretty!
18.  All Wheel Drive Cars
19.  Teaching myself how to make Scones!!
20.  Having a wonderful class of students.  It is nice to see children with manners!
21.  Having a nice set of teachers and friends to work with everyday.
22.  Rediscovering my love of Starbucks.  I have never seen so many people line up for any starbucks, and go multiple times during the day.  Thank you Pike Place Roast with 2% milk, 2 sugars, and 2 pumps of Vanillla!  And Skinny Vanilla Latte's...Yumm!!
23.  HD Tv....how did we survive without it!
24.  My new love of boots!  I've never owned a pair until I moved here and I love them!
25.  Our love of music....
26.  The producers of GLEE.....I love their creative, witty minds!
27.  College Football....Go Cougs! Boomer Sooner!
28.  Phone Calls from old Friends
29.  Hot Chocolate and my Vanilla Chai Tea on our cold nights
30.  A warm fire with someone to snuggle with on the couch!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving stuffing your faces, and have someone else to share the joy of the holidays with!

Happy Thanksgiving!

My Relaxing Day...and some Thanks!

Thankfully, I have the day off from Veteran's Day.  Yesterday at school, we had a very nice assembly honoring our veterans and their families.  So we all have the day off today to honor our hard-working veterans and remember ones we've lost.  Today, I've been taking it very easy...Steve and I woke up very lazily this morning enjoying the Today show and some oatmeal in bed.  Then he left for work, and I slept for another hour.  I woke up and ran 4 1/2 miles!! I have really been proud of myself lately for building up my cardio stamina.  I can really tell that my legs are getting toned!  After, I had my breakfast and coffee, and now I'm blogging and procrastinating on the computer.  I have some other things planned today like grading papers, and reading but for now they seem very unappealing.  So I've been catching up reading my blogs, and came across some of my favorite pictures from a Seattle photographer (one of his pictures is above).  I love reading blogs especially from Seattle bloggers, and blogs from old friends to catch up on what is going on. 

I am getting very anxious for Thanksgiving.  This time of year is my favorite.  I really enjoy celebrating holidays with families and friends, and having a good time with each other.  I really do enjoy how it actually starts to get colder in Seattle during the Fall/Winter Seasons, unlike Tucson, which is still in the 90-80 degree temperatures.  Every night we snuggle up on the couch with hot tea or hot chocolate and watch our fire crackling until we fall asleep.  It's very comforting and nice to have each other with our puppies underfoot or laying on top of us. 

I am also excited to cook and make Thanksgiving dishes in two weeks!  I love watching the parade while getting all of the food prepared.  I usually did all of the cooking with my mom every year, but because of the move I'll be all on my own.  We're having Thanksgiving dinner at Steve's dad's this year and I'll be sharing cooking duties with Abby and Koriann. 

Next post will be my list of the things I am thankful for.  I hope you all have a nice rest of your week and weekend!  Make sure to thank a Veteran!! 
Take Care!