The Little Things
May 28, 2015

Happy Thursday! So, surprise! For the last week I’ve been on vacation in Florida, and arrived home yesterday afternoon (yes- I don’t usually mention trips until after I’ve returned for safety reasons), so I’m still adjusting to post-vacation life 🙂 Here’s what I’m thankful for today:

I’m thankful for time with my cousin. I don’t have any sisters, but I have a cousin who is just a few months younger than me whom I talk to almost every day in some form or another. Even in elementary school we wrote letters regularly and talked on the phone. I haven’t seen her in 2 years (SO sad!), since the last time I was down in Florida, so us getting to go on vacation to Florida again together was just fantastic. I’m thankful for face-to-face time with her!

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I’m thankful for walks on the beach. When I think about vacationing in Florida, one of the first things I think of is walking on the beach. I love the waves lapping on my feet, the sea breeze to help cool me off, the sound of the waves, and the birds all around. Rain or shine I will be walking the beach and enjoying every aspect of it (well- besides stepping on sharp shells!).

I’m thankful for slow, leisurely mornings. “Sleeping in” is all relative, as I usually can’t sleep past 7:15 or 7:30, but I loved waking up, making a cup of coffee, and going outside to read in the mornings until my cousin woke up. I wish all mornings could start that way, but I’m thankful for the moments that I do have to start that way.

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I’m thankful that I got to run with my cousin! Like I talked about earlier this week, my cousin and I ran a memorial day race on Monday morning, and it was the first time we had ever run together as adults. It was fun, and I’m so glad for that sweet time I had with her while running under the palm trees.

I’m thankful for time to be totally in the present. I tried to live as much as I could in the present without other plans (beyond knowing what time we needed to leave the beach so we could shower and eat dinner before sunset), and it was SO relaxing.

Those are just a few of my vacation thankfulness things.

Now it’s your turn to share! What are you feeling thankful for today? 

 

2 responses to “Thankful Thursday”

  1. So awesome that you and your cousin are so close.

    • littlethingscaroline@gmail.com says:

      I agree! It’s something I definitely don’t take for granted 🙂