Thankful Thursdays...say what?

I wish I posted more often, I really do.

Today I came home determined to blog about a particular topic I've been mulling over for a few weeks, but then I went searching through my archives for a bit looking for something and realized, "IT'S THURSDAY! I SHOULD DO A THANKFUL THURSDAY POST!"

So here goes!

Today I'm thankful:

That my Halloween costume is coming together.
Man, I mean, I know I make more of a deal out of Halloween than most, but this year has been a doozy.  I started working on it in September and thought I had it finished up this weekend, that is until I did a test run on my hair do last night and went into full blow panic mode after.  Thankfully my FB friends talked me out of spray painting my hair gold with spray paint from the hardware store.  The answers were a resounding NO, so I stepped back, thought it through and came up with a safer solution.  I'll post pictures of the complete costume next week.

For co-workers who become friends.
My co-worker (and friend) Matt left us yesterday for a new job.  We've had a lot of laughs over the years, plus discussions about television shows and advice shared (from him to me) on tech purchases. Plus, of course, numerous collaborative projects and pieces.  It was hard for me to say goodbye to him, but at least the feeling was mutual.  This is what he told me yesterday morning, "Leaving after six years is really hard. This is my third longest relationship, after Shannon (his wife) and LOST."

That I got to take care of my two nieces and nephew over the weekend.
As a 40th birthday present for the best older sister a girl could have, I took Zach, Julia and Natalie to my house for the weekend.  I'm not gonna lie, I was a little nervous beforehand, mainly because I'm not one of Natalie's favorite people and at 2 years old she's a little hard to reason with.  However, the whole weekend went beautifully, the kids were great, and we had a great time.

If you've been a reader for
a long time, you might remember
my 2 1/2 year old niece, Natalie!

Tomorrow is the Potato Drop at work.
The potato drop is when 40,000 pounds of unwanted potatoes get delivered to campus.  Students bag them up into family sized serving bags, which are then distributed to local agencies to hand out to those in need.  It's a fun event, and it helps those in need. Mostly, the reason I'm excited is because at the last Potato Drop event several years ago, I took an amazing (I'm not exaggerating) photo.  I'm not normally much of a photographer, but magic was in the air that day and the photo gods smiled on me.  The photo, lovingly referred to as "Potato Boy" by those in my office, has been used many, many times in publications since then and all other photos of community service are compared to it (and usually found wanting).  I hope I get a chance to "drop" by tomorrow to try again.

That on this new program, Take Shape for Life, I'm losing weight quickly and never hungry.
Hallelujah!

For vacations
My sister Mandy and I just got back from 4 days in NYC.  We saw just about all the sights you could possibly see and laughed a lot. Plus, I navigated the heck out of that city and its subways. (I really love navigating and Mandy really hates it, so it was kind of the best for both of us.)

GUYS, I SAW STARRY NIGHT IN PERSON AND IT WAS
EVERYTHING I HOPED IT COULD BE!



On that note, what are you thankful for?! Share in the comments below!