Yesterday was a wonderful day.  I spent all day with Scott, my other half.  We cleaned out our storage building, tool shed, went to the landfill, hung out by the fire pit and just chilled.  It was nice.  I didn’t have to get made up.  Shorts, tank top, ponytail and no makeup for me.  Just the way I like it.  It was a nice day, regardless of the obvious manual labor.  I sure love him!

I also picked up my new glasses.  They are the cutest pair of horn rims EVER.  They make me look totally dorky, but I like them.  I must admit I am a little disappointed my prescription sunglasses are not here yet.  :0(

Gratitude Letter Y

Yellow box Flip-Flips. These are the most comfy flops in the world. I never thought I would pay $30 for casual flip flops. They are worth every penny.

Yahoo.  My 2nd favorite search engine.

Yesterday.  Gosh, yesterday was the best day.  I spent it with my sweetheart. No cell phones, no work, no drama.  Perfect.

YMCA.  The song.  Y….M….C….A….

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Surely you don’t think I’m going to come up with a list of “X” words, did you?  Heck, I can only think of 2 or 3 words starting with “X”, that I can spell, anyway.

X-ray (as in vision) and Xylophone (and I’m not so sure I even spelled that correctly!)

I’m taking a break today from my gratitude list since I can’t think of anything starting with “X”.  Hmmm…

I’ll leave you with a few of my favorite quotes about gratitude.

“Real life isn’t always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgment of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.”

~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.”

~ Edwin Arlington Robinson

Everyone knows what it means to be grateful, right?  Weeks ago, I was grateful, but I did not express my gratitude.  I didn’t tell those I appreciate how thankful I am to have them in my life.  I did, however, focus on the negative.  That time is over.  My life feels “lighter”.  I enjoy things more.  I spend more quality time with my family.  I have started exercising.  I genuinely feel better about myself…because now I know what it means to be grateful!

Gratitude Letter W.

Water.  I don’t drink enough, but I am trying to be better.  (I still like Diet Mtn Dew better)

Weather.  The weather has been beautiful all week long.  I love fall-like weather.  Almost time for sweatshirts!

Weekends.  Tomorrow is FRIDAY!  Yippee!  This means I can stay in my pj’s if I want!

Wok. I recently made the leap an got a wok.  It is fun to cook with and we have even experimented with new recipes.  I’m not a very good cook, but everything made in that wok has been yummy!

Watermelon.  Did you know watermelon is over 90% water?  I’ll get it somewhere…

White sale.  I love white sales.  Macy’s always have to best ones.

Winter. Even though Fall is my favorite season, I love winter.  Especially snow!

Walking. I have a love/hate relationship with walking.  I’m learning to like it, though.

See ya tomorrow.

Why, oh why me?  Why is everybody always needing something from me?  Why can’t people do anything for themselves.  Good ‘ol reliable Shannon.  She’ll get it done.  We can get her to do it…Blah, Blah.

Okay, so I’ve had a bad day.  It doesn’t mean I’m not still grateful.  I’m grateful I woke up this morning.  I’m grateful for the mocha frappuccino I had this morning.  I’m grateful for my quiet ride to work.  Just because I’m grateful for some things, there are alot of things I’m not grateful for.  BUT…This is a gratitude list.  I’ll save that for later.  My point is, just because I had ONE bad day, doesn’t mean I can’t see the rainbow through the rain.  I’m hangin’ on, praying for a better day. Thanks to my new friends for keeping me off the ledge.

Gratitude Letter V

Vacations.  Something I apparently need right now.

Vegetables.  I love veggies.  I eat veggies at night.  In fact, I had a veggie burger for dinner.  YUMMY.

Vegetarians.  Okay, so I’m not a vegetarian.  I’m a huge meat eater. (my be a source of my extra weight).  However, I respect anyone who can make this commitment, regardless of the reason.  GOOD FOR YOU VEGETARIANS.  I wished I could be more like you.

Variety.  Variety is the spice of life.  So they say, right?

Voting.  Good grief, man.  Don’t you know what women went through in order to vote?  I vote and I’m proud of it.  Oh, and if you don’t vote, you have no right to complain!

Vision.  I wear glasses most of the time.  My vision is still important to me.  Oh, and my mom always says that carrots give you good eyesite, so eat your carrots.  Another reason to be grateful for vegetables…

Virtue.  I have high morals.  This is important to me and hopefully is important to you.

Vitamins.  I take’em everyday!

Virginia.  It’s for lovers, ya know.  Or at least that is what the people from there say.  Did I mention my sweetheart is from Virginia?  hehe

Vinaigrette. Is there anything else out there to put on a salad?  Not to me!  Balsamic Vinaigrette!  YUMMY!

Sorry for the issues earlier in the post.  I’m home now and totally over it.  It must be the gratitude list.  See, I feel better already!

See ya tomorrow.

Not what we give,
But what we share,
For the gift
without the giver
Is bare. ~ James Russell Lowell

I’m thankful for alot of things. I was thinking perhaps I should let people in my life know how grateful I am to have them. So, today I ran out to Target to pick up some Thank You cards. I’ve decided to send all of those close to me a thank you . To my mom, I will thank her for the advice given to me and the lessons I learned from her. My sister for her honest. She will be blunt with me, but in a nice way. If I’m wearing something that is not flattering on me, she will say so. I need more people in my life like this. I will thank my best friends for listening and not judging and for standing by my side through thick and thin-even if they do not agree with my decisions. I guess what I am saying is that I share my blog with the world (okay, the few who read it), but I’ve not actually shared my gratitude to those I am grateful for. They need a personal “thank you for being there for me”. I’m starting today. My first cards will go in the mail tonight! After all, shouldn’t I tell them how much I appreciate them and not just post it in my blog.

Letter U is a challenge. I could not come up with all 10, but here’s what I am grateful for…

Gratitude Letter U

Unity. The world would be a better place if we could all come together as one.

Unconditional Love. It is a special thing to love someone regardless of their actions or beliefs.

Uh-Ohs. Come on. We all should learn from our mistakes, right?

Utilities. Boy am I thankful to have air conditioning, heat, light, water…even if it cost me an arm and a leg to get it!

Umbrella. With all of the rain lately, the umbrella sure has come in handy!

Underwear. No going commando for me! I always wear underwear!

That’s all I got…