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thankful time

so lately i haven't been the happiest, although this wonderful weather is doing it's part to help me feel better.  
so i decided i have SO much to be thankful for and i need to focus on that more.  i'm going to start doing weekly posts "thankful time" and think about everything i have to be thankful for... which is A LOT.


so let's get started.  what am i thankful for this week?


~Monday was a great day this week (with the exception of my bike breaking down).  I got to spend some catch-up time with justin and emily.  emily and i even took advantage of one of my perks of working at the adler and went up in the sear's tower for free.


~it's amazing how calming a walk on the lake at night and making time for my fav yoga class can be.
~Saturday I was able to talk to one of my co-workers who had been annoying me and now I understand a little better what she was thinking and why she was annoyed at the same time.  now i feel better about it.  i need to remind myself to think about what other people are going through.
~i hit up trader joe's saturday night and got lots of fruit leading to a beyond delicious fruit salad for breakfast this morning.  papaya, strawberries, blueberries.  so wonderful!
~i'm thankful for my reminders of my time in mexico.  friday was latin night at the taste and it was so fun to see this father and probably his 7 year old daughter dancing one of the many dances i learned (but did not master) in mexico.  and papaya will always remind me of mexico too.  and all the spanish i hear everyday.  
~PRIDE was today.  and it was great!  the weather was beautiful and it was wonderful to see so many different people unite!!!

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