Gratitudes!

Time to toss out a list of things I'm really grateful for (in stream of consciousness order):

• Making it through the one-month count-down mark without panicking.
• Finding the exact shoes I'd searched 4 Target stores to find at Value Village... in good shape, on 50% off everything day.
• Piles and piles of quality moments with Russell.
  
• I'm extra super grateful for Russell in general.
• Taking Paige and Russell to visit my mom in my home town and spontaneously getting to introduce them to some of my old-school extended family (My mom took care of her in college, she babysat me, I babysat her daughter--who graduated college recently GAWD I'M OLD, and every year we still take cookies to their house at Christmas)
• Supportive--if sometimes a little stress inducing--comments from my coworkers.
• Having a seriously relaxed couple days at work recovering from the busy season.
• Easy on-line booking systems for the only nice campground I know about (yes, I know, some tree-hugger I am... but I like to visit trees, not take up residence with them)
  
• Spready Cheese on crackers (Russell who brings them to me)
  
• The guy at Quiznos who always gives me the discount price even though I order the wrong ingredients on my sandwich.
• Aleive that knocks out my cramps.
• Happy news from a redhead about to start school at Mt. Holyoke
  
• Paigelett now has extra time in her schedule
• Friends and Family (including Paige, Russell, and Max) who make time in their schedules to be with me even when they don't really have it.
• A mid-day massage appointment.
• The brand new extra comfy bed in Russell's bedroom (even if it isn't the one I'm sleeping on tonight)
• Having my own blog to occasionally fill with a pile of random happiness

More topic oriented content coming soon... probably.