Counting your blessings

This past weekend, LML and I celebrated “Geek Thanksgiving”.  This tradition started a couple of years ago with LML and his friends.  Sometimes, some of the people in their circle of friends wouldn’t get to celebrate Thanksgiving with their family, so the amazing friends stepped up.  I get it; it’s why the Geek will inherit the earth!  Typically our friends host the event and we show up with pies and buns and booze.  This year, LML and I offered to host in our home.  Our place is pretty big and built for entertaining.  LML has been doing some amazing things in the kitchen, so we knew he could pull off this meal.  Logistically, if people either drop off, or join in at last minute we can handle it, so it just made sense.

The gifts were at home for part of Saturday, so I put them to work helping clean, then the eldest went to a friends for a sleepover, so it was just the lil’est gift and the geeks.  He was awesome, hung out for dinner, ate without complaining, helped clean up, then took off upstairs to bed early as he was tired, allowing the adults to chat and watch wildly child inappropriate movies … like Deadpool!

The reason I bring this up is it reminds me to count my blessings and remember what I’m grateful for.

1.       LML, he’s truly my soul mate and perfect match.  I always knew love could be like this, and I’m so grateful I found him.

2.       The gifts, they’re amazing.  Sweet kids, who are kind and helpful, funny and slightly crazy, I couldn’t be more proud of these guys

3.       My friends!  Even though my family no longer does Thanksgiving (or isn’t inviting us) and LML’s mother usually travels south for Canadian Thanksgiving, it’s nice to still be able to have the big turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

4.       As much as I complain about the gender discrimination at work, I really do have a good job, they pay me well and recognize my contributions.

5.       I have my health.  I say this as one of my closest friends is under palliative care for terminal breast cancer.  I’m not the picture of health, but my issues are managed and I’ve managed to lose some weight.

6.       I am not American facing a horrific election next week … dude, this one is pretty HUGE!

7.       We’re comfortable, not rich, but not struggling.

8.       We have Honda’s!  Yay Honda!

9.       I really have some of the best friends anyone could have.  From my original band mates from my tween to teen years that are still there, to the GWM’s who are my rock, sanity and often saving grace, to Michael and Michaela, both coming into my life in the strangest ways, and staying because they’re amazing. 

I could do this all day, but I’d like to keep #4 and not lose it for blogging all day.  Our theme this year at work is an attitude of gratitude and I’m very lucky to be grateful for so many blessings.  I hope this helps me continue forward with a continued attitude of gratitude and kindness.